U.S. skies to be full of drones

[JoePhilly]

38. You're screwing up the panic and outrage machine.

Back in the late 90s, I worked on some of the earliest versions of the "smart phone".

On one hand, people liked the prototypes because as a user, you could not only locate yourself, but you could locate things "near you" ... stores, hospitals, ATMs, so on.

But ... people also wanted to be able to "cloak" ... to disappear. Mainly from their boss or their spouse. And yes, the government.

Unless there was an emergency, and they were hurt and needed help ... then, the wanted the government to be able to locate them, even if they were in the subway.

The reality is that as technology advances, it creates conflicts of this nature.

If a drone could be used to find a kidnapped child quickly after an AMBER ALERT ... its awesome.

If it can track you, after you stop at a known meth lab, your freedom has been invaded.

Drones are not good or evil. Its just a technology.

But we should panic because the government uses them.

Meanwhile, the camera at the ATM just captured a video of you taking a pee in the parking lot outside the local bar. Ooops.