I suppose you haven't been following the relatively recent developments where pretty much anyone can now 3D print the bulk of the parts needed for quad-copters and similar drones, which, along with generic electronics, cameras can get you far on the way to a complete monitoring solution.
Adrian ________________________________ From: Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Spy drone ... available now On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: The only solution I can think of is other robots to guard us. I suppose they would be owned by the police. We have to hope the police are good guys, on our side. It is the same problem we have with the NSA. There is another partial solution -- hard-to-remove serial numbers on all specialized parts that go into the making of drones, including amateur ones, and comprehensive tracking of the supply chains and inventories. This would make it straightforward to work backwards to a store where parts were purchased and perhaps even a transaction and a credit card number. It could result in a significant loss of privacy and anonymity. Eric
