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My concern is less the occasional drone and more when Google decides that all their delivery drones - already carrying cameras/radar/lidar for navigational purp

My concern is less the occasional drone and more when Google decides that all their delivery drones - already carrying cameras/radar/lidar for navigational purposes - can be used to update google maps in near realtime. The sheer Big Brother possibilities are insane. The future: "saferoom is where the pants aren't"

scarab92 1y ago
I’ll never understand people who oppose new technology because it could hypothetically be used a negative way. These people just seem to have a chronically cynical outlook on everything. The logical thing to do is to regulate things when they become a problem, not speculatively.
- isuricnamqodn 1y ago
  they’ve probably read more history than your average bear
- djsjajah 1y ago
  If we didn't have people like that, then they would be right.
- monkaiju 1y ago
  Idk how you can think this is the reasonable take given any familiarity with history...
- anigbrowl 1y ago
  The history (and tort law) books are full of examples of problems that were identified ahead of time but ignored by policymakers and tortfeasors until they had fatal consequences.
nozzlegear 1y ago
I live in Iowa where the governor just signed a bill that outlaws drone surveillance of private farms and farmland. I haven't read the full bill yet, so it's possible that it also outlaws surveillance of homes that aren't on farmland, but would at least be illegal to do what you're describing if you own a farm in Iowa.
- busymom0 1y ago
  Sorry for unrelated comment. You reported a bug in this comment of yours: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43226901 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43226901 Wanted to let you know that I released a big update this morning which fixes this issue. Hope you give it a try and let me know. Feel free to email me from the app.
  - nozzlegear 1y ago
    Hey, I just tested it and it works great — thanks for letting me know! I love the app <3
    - busymom0 1y ago
      Awesome, glad it works well. If you have a moment, please leave me a review on the App Store :)

scarab92 1y ago

I’ll never understand people who oppose new technology because it could hypothetically be used a negative way. These people just seem to have a chronically cynical outlook on everything. The logical thing to do is to regulate things when they become a problem, not speculatively.

isuricnamqodn 1y ago
they’ve probably read more history than your average bear
djsjajah 1y ago
If we didn't have people like that, then they would be right.
monkaiju 1y ago
Idk how you can think this is the reasonable take given any familiarity with history...
anigbrowl 1y ago
The history (and tort law) books are full of examples of problems that were identified ahead of time but ignored by policymakers and tortfeasors until they had fatal consequences.

nozzlegear 1y ago

I live in Iowa where the governor just signed a bill that outlaws drone surveillance of private farms and farmland. I haven't read the full bill yet, so it's possible that it also outlaws surveillance of homes that aren't on farmland, but would at least be illegal to do what you're describing if you own a farm in Iowa.

busymom0 1y ago
Sorry for unrelated comment. You reported a bug in this comment of yours: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43226901 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43226901 Wanted to let you know that I released a big update this morning which fixes this issue. Hope you give it a try and let me know. Feel free to email me from the app.
- nozzlegear 1y ago
  Hey, I just tested it and it works great — thanks for letting me know! I love the app <3
  - busymom0 1y ago
    Awesome, glad it works well. If you have a moment, please leave me a review on the App Store :)