Just like the manufacturers of pickup trucks or mobile phones, we have almost no ability to control what people do with their drones once they have them
Interesting comparing cell phones and cars to weaponized drones. Cell phones could be used as a part of a detonator, but are otherwise unable to cause much physical damage. I guess you could try and make the battery explode but that would be asking to get your fingers blown off in your garage.
Cars, on the other hand, have their VIN etched all over the car and hard coded into 3 separate computers in most cars on the road today. So while they have major potential to be violent, they are significantly more traceable. You also can’t DIY a car and your ability to DIY a cell phone is minimal and still contingent on finding a cell provider
Basically, drones are in a pretty unique position in terms of affordability, trackability, and relative simplicity
Interesting comparing cell phones and cars to weaponized drones. Cell phones could be used as a part of a detonator, but are otherwise unable to cause much physical damage. I guess you could try and make the battery explode but that would be asking to get your fingers blown off in your garage.
Cars, on the other hand, have their VIN etched all over the car and hard coded into 3 separate computers in most cars on the road today. So while they have major potential to be violent, they are significantly more traceable. You also can’t DIY a car and your ability to DIY a cell phone is minimal and still contingent on finding a cell provider
Basically, drones are in a pretty unique position in terms of affordability, trackability, and relative simplicity
This is a really good point. It will be interesting to see how radicals (on both the left and the right) start to utilize this infant technology.