U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people

Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by asynchronous13 on Monday January 14, 2019 @09:35PM (#18908454)

In the early tests in Australia there's already a lot of complaints about noise. Making the flights quieter is already becoming a higher priority. https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/27/alphabet-quiet-wing-deli...

Privacy is also important, but it's a separate issue. Is there anything that can be done via drone that can't be done with a cell phone or a go pro? It doesn't make sense to outlaw hammers just because they can be used for murder.

edit: allow to outlaw

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by cronix on Monday January 14, 2019 @09:51PM (#18908527)

> Is there anything that can be done via drone that can't be done with a cell phone or a go pro?

Not necessarily if you're talking about just one, but there is when you have tens of thousands of them compiling the data. Remember, these are companies like amazon, who are deploying Rekognition face recognition systems to law enforcement in cities (as well as Ring doorbell cameras). This will additionally give them that capability from the air now, on a movable platform.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by brokenmachine on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @12:09AM (#18908982)

A thought experiment:

We have created quieter drones. Do we want private companies with flying cameras recording us at all times?

Why or why not?

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