Author Archives: Martin Walls
Dear FBI: Keep Guns Off Your Drones, Please. Yours, Congress
Want to know what Congress finds disturbing about the FBI’s no-longer-secret domestic drone program? A letter penned by two House members this week and posted online by Hillicon Valley offers a few clues. Continue reading
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Senate Committee Wants FAA to Report on UAS Privacy Issues
Last week, the Senate Committee on Appropriations added language to the 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that would require certain privacy concerns to be addressed by the Federal Aviation Administration before funds are released for UAS integration. Continue reading
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The Border Patrol Wants to Arm Drones
Documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation from the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Patrol indicate that the agency is close to finalizing payload standards for its drone aircraft. Among the things the CBP might want to use in its unmanned aircraft: “non-lethal weapons designed to immobilize” targets. Continue reading
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The Future Of Flight: Swarms Will Dominate The Sky
In biology, a swarm is a collection of individuals that manifest complex behavior without a leader calling the shots. Imagine birds spontaneously gathering on a single tree, only to lift off en masse moments later. Scientists have applied swarm intelligence to driving robots, but they now have the processing power and sensing capability to apply it to flying ones too. Continue reading
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