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Amazon patents ‘surveillance as a service’ tech for its delivery drones

97 points by gilad 7y ago

petee 7y ago
I wonder where the fine line is for FAA approval, when your mission creeps from delivering packages, to be being a flying surveillance system, to chasing down a thief... Do the licenses limit them to specific use? I couldn't find the actual license off hand (probably searching in the wrong place)
- petee 7y ago
  To clarify, I mean any license, not Amazon which I read doesn't have one yet.
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icxa 7y ago
In related news, I imagine things like "drone shot" will get even more popular, as liberty-minded Americans will likely invest to rebel or form counter-culture around anything that assists the surveillance state we live in. ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF2tnFC_q8A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF2tnFC_q8A Or if you want to get really serious about it, try Skywall: https://openworksengineering.com/skywall-100/ https://openworksengineering.com/skywall-100/ There's also an increase in "anti-drone" drones. Drones armed with nets designed to take down intruding drones.
- astazangasta 7y ago
  How about EMP cannons?
  - JulianMorrison 7y ago
    Overthinking it, try a shotgun shell glued inside a stub of pipe with a solenoid firing pin.
    - giancarlostoro 7y ago
      Good luck getting your drone back from three eyed uncle billys farm. He dont take kindly to trespassers.
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  - icxa 7y ago
    I left that one out because as of right now only three letter agencies have access to that one until the FCC approves it for general use, but yeah this is pretty rad: https://www.battelle.org/government-offerings/national-security/payloads-platforms-controls/counter-UAS-technologies/dronedefender https://www.battelle.org/government-offerings/national-secur...
- bscphil 7y ago
  Re the "skywall": if it's legal for a private business to own these to protect against corporate espionage, it's surely legal for me to protect my house in the same way. Sort of like how if I discover a tracking device connected to my car, I'm not obliged to leave it attached. I can remove it, even if a three-letter agency might demand to have it back.
bobiwon 7y ago
The great thing about an EMP cannon is it has infinite shots when plugged in. Can take out a whole swarm in less than a second. Much more effective than jamming. Check out www.epirussystems.com

97 points by gilad 7y ago

I wonder where the fine line is for FAA approval, when your mission creeps from delivering packages, to be being a flying surveillance system, to chasing down a thief... Do the licenses limit them to specific use? I couldn't find the actual license off hand (probably searching in the wrong place)

petee 7y ago
To clarify, I mean any license, not Amazon which I read doesn't have one yet.

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icxa 7y ago

In related news, I imagine things like "drone shot" will get even more popular, as liberty-minded Americans will likely invest to rebel or form counter-culture around anything that assists the surveillance state we live in. ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF2tnFC_q8A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF2tnFC_q8A Or if you want to get really serious about it, try Skywall: https://openworksengineering.com/skywall-100/ https://openworksengineering.com/skywall-100/ There's also an increase in "anti-drone" drones. Drones armed with nets designed to take down intruding drones.

astazangasta 7y ago
How about EMP cannons?
- JulianMorrison 7y ago
  Overthinking it, try a shotgun shell glued inside a stub of pipe with a solenoid firing pin.
  - giancarlostoro 7y ago
    Good luck getting your drone back from three eyed uncle billys farm. He dont take kindly to trespassers.
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- icxa 7y ago
  I left that one out because as of right now only three letter agencies have access to that one until the FCC approves it for general use, but yeah this is pretty rad: https://www.battelle.org/government-offerings/national-security/payloads-platforms-controls/counter-UAS-technologies/dronedefender https://www.battelle.org/government-offerings/national-secur...
bscphil 7y ago
Re the "skywall": if it's legal for a private business to own these to protect against corporate espionage, it's surely legal for me to protect my house in the same way. Sort of like how if I discover a tracking device connected to my car, I'm not obliged to leave it attached. I can remove it, even if a three-letter agency might demand to have it back.

bobiwon 7y ago

The great thing about an EMP cannon is it has infinite shots when plugged in. Can take out a whole swarm in less than a second. Much more effective than jamming. Check out www.epirussystems.com