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Denmark bans civilian drones as it ramps up security ahead of EU summit
- egorfine 1y ago[flagged]
- Swoerd123 1y agoThe irony is that the civilian drone market exploded (no pun intended) because of cheap innovation, and now the same qualities (small, cheap, adaptable) make them nearly impossible to regulate without sweeping bans. I suspect that an increasing number of countries and cities will move toward permanent drone bans, as battlefield technology inevitably filters down to organized crime—and eventually even petty crime.
- deleted 1y ago[deleted]
- xg15 1y agoGovernments probably wouldn't care about hobbyists, but they would care about all the commercial enterprises that already adopted drones. Delivery drones and light shows are the most well-known, but they're also used in weather monitoring and agriculture. Maybe this is the time for drone transponder signals? Require every drone handler to be registered, then have the drone broadcast some signal with the registration ID + some cryptographic hash? Then shoot down everything that has no transponder or a blacklisted ID. Yes, this will encourage ID theft (or just theft of the entire drone), but even then, a stolen ID could at least be a starting point for an investigation.
- hollerith 1y agoI wonder how long before Ukraine or Russia allows delivery drones. After the deaths of most of the veterans who were traumatized by drones?
- uyzstvqs 1y agoThere's really no point to doing that. The drones which actually get used for attacks in places like Ukraine are not fancy off-the-shelf drones. They're very simple DIY systems made from basic electronic components. So, impossible to regulate.
- xg15 1y agoYeah, was surprised to learn that the "military grade" drones are actually simpler than the commercial/hobbyist ones, e.g. no GPS. Of course it makes sense if you see them as "disposable material".
- detaro 1y agoAlso GNSS is probably not all that useful anywhere near the front, widely jammed.
- 9dev 1y agoA benefit is, I think, that that immediately makes any drone in the sky fair game. Makes for faster decisions when in doubt.
- GJim 1y ago[flagged]
- potato3732842 1y agoBecause there isn't much point in being able to legally possess something you can't use. Edit: The comment I am responding to initially had some sort of "who cares" type question (the exact wording escapes me) in it to which I responded. It has since been edited making me look like I am answering a different a question about votes and responded to as if that is the case. I have left my initial response above this unedited.
- Jtsummers 1y agoIt's possible that this could turn into something permanent, but the current ban is only through Friday. Saturday, you'll be able to use it again.
- GJim 1y agoBizarre response. A temporary ban on use [1] does not equate to no point in legal ownership! [1] A temporary ban that isn't unreasonable given the circumstances; namely current Russian drone intrusions on Danish airports and national infrastructure. There *is* a war on you know!
- GJim 1y ago> The comment I am responding to initially had some sort of "who cares" type question It most certainly did not! My only edit is clearly identified and is asking why a comment I believed to be correct was downvoted. I want to know if I've made factual mistake so I can be corrected (no, I don't give a toss about imaginary internet points). However, it does appear my post is correct.
- rsynnott 1y agoThe road near my house is closed for roadworks for a weekend -> THE TYRANTS HAVE BANNED CARS. I mean, if this was a permanent ban, sure, but it's temporary. Temporary restrictions on airspace happen all the time for all sorts of reasons.
- ThrownOffGame 1y agohttps://m.xkcd.com/1523/ https://m.xkcd.com/1523/
- ChrisArchitect 1y ago[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45406256 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45406256