Google chief warns armed drones will soon be in the hands of terrorists and miniature ones

[snagglepuss]

could be used to spy on neighbors

Eric Schmidt today said that the technology for armed unmanned planes will soon pass into the hands of terrorists posing huge security concerns across the globe.

He also said that ever expanding drone technology is making smaller and cheaper models, including nano-drones, which could be used by nosy neighbors spying on each other in a dispute

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Schmidt also warned that deadly armed drones could soon be used by terrorists following the proliferation of state drone strikes over recent years.


'I'm not going to pass judgement on whether armies should exist, but I would prefer to not spread and democratize the ability to fight war to every single human being,' he said.



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[rug]

1. Doubtless guided by Google Maps.

[snagglepuss]

7. Indeed.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Ah, yes, the DARPA hummingbird drone is already here!

http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1281633027001_2099853,00.html

[MineralMan]

3. Neighbors, eh? Well, you can already buy those

little drones, complete with wireless cameras. Want to spy on a neighbor? You can.



$300. Fly it with your iPhone as the controller and take high-def images and videos with the onboard camera. Brookstone or many other sources. Indoors or out. have a neighbor who sunbathes nude in her back yard. Your video can be online in seconds.

You're too late. They're already here. Here's an actual sample video, taken with one:

[snagglepuss]

6. I had no idea these are available.

[Bluenorthwest]

9. the Google guy means nano drones, which are small enough to go undetected

and getting smaller.

[gordianot]

4. Any good RC modeler can build a rather sophisticated plane that sounds like a drone, NOW.

[arcane1]

5. Arming it might be tricky, but you could put a model rocket on it and scare the crap out of someone

[nebenaube]

8. I've seen

I've seen R/C Stuka's with .22 guns.

[gordianot]

11. I have heard similar claims also you can carry a payload of several pouns.

[99Forever]

10. The inevitable progression of the war culture...

... is that no one nation will ever maintain any kind of weaponry to it's exclusive use. The low cost of this particular inhuman type of human meat grinding toy, makes it especially vulnerable to becoming universally held and used by every wannabe badass terrorist and nutcase dictator on the planet. This was entirely predictable.

We'll certainly be hearing the wails of how "awful terrorists" have sent a drone in that takes out Americans, in America. The only questions left are, who will be targeted and when will it happen?

Thanks a lot, USA MIC, Inc.