Flying Mission Creep: What We Can Learn from the Pentagon's History with Drones
Channel: New America
Date: 2013-05-09

Flying Mission Creep: What We Can Learn from the Pentagon's History with Drones

Rosa Brooks
Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation
Former Special Coordinator for Rule of Law & International Humanitarian Policy, U.S. Dept. of Defense

Drones have become essential to the American way of war. They've given the military nearly constant surveillance from the sky, and allow for quick attacks from afar. And now, like countless other technologies forged in the heat of battle, drones are making their way to the home front, pressed into civilian service. 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?

http://newamerica.net/events/2013/the_drone_next_door