In order to delve into the implications of drone policy on Washington, technology, civil rights, manufacturing, and journalism, Future Tense Now, a project of Slate, New America Foundation, and Arizona State, hosted “The Drone Next Door Conference” today. Here’s what you missed:
“Call them drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, or remote-control planes; these high-tech devices have appealed to Border Patrol and local law enforcement, but also to conservationists, journalists, hobbyists, and more. How do we decide who gets to have their own set of eyes in the skies? What does it mean for your privacy and safety if your neighbors get their own drone?” – New America Foundation
"everybody calls these things drones except for the people who make and operate them." http://t.co/RHmC8b2Y4o
— Joseph Lorenzo Hall (@JoeBeOne) May 7, 2013
"How do we decide who gets to have their own set of eyes in the skies?" #FTdrones @NewAmerica http://t.co/8GVq7OZZp7
— IVN News (@IVNetwork) May 7, 2013
How the rhetoric involved in the "Drone debate" simplifies policy discussion, from @FutureTenseNow #FTdrones http://t.co/APcTDcG50U
— Jane Susskind (@JaneSusskind) May 7, 2013
“The View from Capitol Hill” with Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar and Rosa Brookes of New America Foundation.
"There are lots of applications and it's starting to happen right now." – Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.). #ftdrones
— AUVSI Headquarters (@AUVSI) May 7, 2013
“A New Technology Takes Flight” with Missy Cummings of MIT, Michael Toscano, President and CEO, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, moderated by Shane Harris of the Washingtonian.
.@missy_cummings: Japan does virtually all it's crop dusting with UAS. U.S. lags. #FTDrones
— Unmanned News (@unmannedupdate) May 7, 2013
Once UAS can get into the airspace, the applications will be "eye opening" thanks to entrepreneurs – Michael Toscano. #FTDrones
— AUVSI Headquarters (@AUVSI) May 7, 2013
AUVSI's Michael Toscano: once national airspace is opened, industry could help crrate 70K jobs in three years #FTDrones
— Unmanned News (@unmannedupdate) May 7, 2013
“Bringing the War (Technology) Home” with Konstantin Kakaes of the New America Foundation.
Konstantin Kakaes: "Cheap drones are not that capable, and the capable drones are not that cheap" #ftdrones
— Natasha Mozgovaya (@mozgovaya) May 7, 2013
“A Drone of Your Own” with Joseph Lorenzo Hall from the Center for Democracy & Technology, Matthew Waite, Founder of Drone Journalism Lab, and Don Roby, Captain of the Baltimore County Police Department moderated by Shane Harris of the Washingtonian.
.@JoeBeOne compares drones today to too-early wide deployment of voting machines. Needs to be done responsibly #ftdrones
— Future Tense (@FutureTenseNow) May 7, 2013
Don Roby of Baltimore Co. PD: #uas good for pics of car crashes, assisting in firefighting, tactical ops, finding missing child #ftdrones
— Unmanned News (@unmannedupdate) May 7, 2013
"Journalists are horrible pilots." – Matthew Waite #ftdrones
— AUVSI Headquarters (@AUVSI) May 7, 2013
Waite: Using a drone to deliver beer is a waste. It should be whiskey. #ftdrones
— Future Tense (@FutureTenseNow) May 7, 2013
“Nature’s New Watchdogs” with Carter Roberts, President and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, Robbie Hood, Director of Unmanned Aerial Systems (NOAA), moderated by The Guardian’s Suzanne Goldenberg.
"We do not want to document the demise of nature. We want to engage decision makers" – @Carter_Roberts at #ftdrones event
— WWF News (@WWFnews) May 7, 2013
Carter Roberts, CEO of world wildlife foundation, eager to unleash drones on rhino poachers. #FTdrones
— andres martinez (@andresDCmtz) May 7, 2013
Robbie Hood from @NOAA: UAVs can bring science data and science discovery to a much broader audience around the world #FTdrones
— WWF News (@WWFnews) May 7, 2013
“Flying Mission Creep: What We Can Learn from the Pentagon’s History with Drones” with Rosa Brooks of the New America Foundation.
Rosa Brooks: "Drones r better than alternatives re: unintended civilian casualties but targeting only as good as our intelligence" #ftdrones
— Natasha Mozgovaya (@mozgovaya) May 7, 2013
Even if we r right about every single target, does this make sense strategically given residual anger/collat damage? @brooks_rosa #ftdrones
— Sarah Moulton (@saracita) May 7, 2013
Drones themselves are probably a civilian casualty-reducing tech, but reduce the threshold for force. — @brooks_rosa #ftdrones #drones
— Josh Calder (@Geofutures) May 7, 2013
Look Up and Smile for Big Brother” with Daniel Rothenberg from the ASU School of Politics and Global Studies, Catherine Crump at the ACLU, and Matt Wald of the New York Times.
Hero of #FTdrones is @CatherineNCrump for being the 1st person to actually state the holding of US v. Jones and not incorrectly simplify it.
— Gautam Hans (@dispositive) May 7, 2013
The difference is that privacy advocates mostly recognize positive uses of the tech. Industry ignores civil rights problems #ftdrones
— Amie Stepanovich (@astepanovich) May 7, 2013
Could drone use cause 3rd Party Doctrine to swallow up 4th Ammendment protections? #ftdrones
— Christopher Kent (@Cekent) May 7, 2013
Want to continue the conversation? Join us this Thursday, May 9 at 5pm PT, 8pm ET for a Tweet Chat on “Drone Policy & Privacy, hashtag #IVNchat.
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