Post by J85K on Sept 3, 2015 17:25:59 GMT -4
Across Latin America, the sale of drones to civilians is taking off. In most cases, the drones are mini flying devices, suitable only for tiny payloads of a couple of pounds or so, perhaps a small video camera with a gimbal to stabilize the image.
But authorities around the region are scrambling to enact regulations to catch up to the reality of drone usage, seeking to reassure a citizenry that is not altogether calm about the phenomenon.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-drone-usage-soars-in-latin-america-so-do-concerns/ar-AAdTSgp?ocid=spartandhp
"What would happen if you put C4 plastic explosives and loaded it with pellets?" he asked.
Such concerns bedevil the Department of Homeland Security, which did not respond to written and telephoned queries about news reports of cross-border penetration by drones. It is also of concern to security experts and the Pentagon.
"It's sort of the dark side of the new technology," Richard Whittle, author of the 2014 book "Predator: The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution," said in a telephone interview. "People are violating the law all the time both here and abroad."
But authorities around the region are scrambling to enact regulations to catch up to the reality of drone usage, seeking to reassure a citizenry that is not altogether calm about the phenomenon.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-drone-usage-soars-in-latin-america-so-do-concerns/ar-AAdTSgp?ocid=spartandhp
"What would happen if you put C4 plastic explosives and loaded it with pellets?" he asked.
Such concerns bedevil the Department of Homeland Security, which did not respond to written and telephoned queries about news reports of cross-border penetration by drones. It is also of concern to security experts and the Pentagon.
"It's sort of the dark side of the new technology," Richard Whittle, author of the 2014 book "Predator: The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution," said in a telephone interview. "People are violating the law all the time both here and abroad."