Author Archives: Martin Walls

Drones to Watch over US Highways

Drones could help human workers safeguard the 4 million miles of U.S. highways crisscrossing the country. Continue reading

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Stealth Hoodie Hides Wearer from Drones

In the spirit of fooling cameras – and messing with surveillance – Harvey has now come out in a set of hoodies and scarves that block thermal radiation from the infrared scanners drones use. Continue reading

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How a Large U.S. Navy UAV Crashed in Maryland, from 18,000 Feet

On June 11, a massive Navy surveillance drone plummeted into swampland on an island in the Chesapeake Bay on Maryland’s eastern shore. Continue reading

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Drones: No Silver Bullet

HUFFPOSTLIVE Panel Discussion (August 27, 2012) GUESTS:  – John Villasenor (San Francisco, CA). Senior Fellow at Brookings Institute and UCLA Professor. @JohnDVillasenor- Jennifer Lynch (San Francisco, CA). Attorney at Electronic Frontier Foundation. Tony Shaffer (Springfield, VA). Senior Fellow at Center For National … Continue reading

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