Assignment

Introduction

Technology, as well as the legal experts, recently held a policy discussion regarding how drones as well the anticipated Federal Aviation Agency rules into the unprotected flying automobile will impact the privacy, safety as well as the overall American security (McNeal). Following the event, a new policy was established regarding the unprotected drones on the open domestic skies. It is essential to have open skies for the drones as well as welcome their usage, but the government should be focused on the privacy. The proclamation of successfully containing the Al-Qaeda has contributed to the present drone policies as well as it has developed rich grounds for the policy enforcement organization in different states to use drones for the domestic monitoring (Sehmer). Also, they have assisted by providing unlimited border protection and this has contributed to making them be a necessity to the law enforcement in the entire American nation. The usage of drones has greatly increased, from footage recording of areas that cannot be accessed to package delivery. With this kind of usage, the increase has also contributed to the introduction of security as well as privacy considerations regarding the boundaries of flying, the information they collect in public, as well as the private spaces as well as how the data collected, is stored and distributed. However, the individual, as well as the commercial drones’ rules that are focusing on security as well as privacy, have not concentrated upon in the American State. To be able to provide information regarding the privacy as well as security guidelines for the designing as well as regulation of drones we have to focus on understanding the perception of the users regarding the drones based on the security as well as privacy. In this research paper, we will focus on a study to describe the user perception regarding drone based on the privacy as well as the security issues and to know what are the primary effects of drones on the privacy of people in the U.S.? The findings of the study will assist us to understand the view that the Americans have regarding drones based on their privacy.

Before going further into detail, it is important to define drones. According to Lagasse Paul, drone can be defined “remotely piloted vehicle, a pilotless craft guided by remote control. Aircraft, ships, and land vehicles can be designed or outfitted as drones”. Sit back and dream up for a single moment being in a lifetime vacation trip and abruptly the serenity of the environment disrupted by a missile from a hunter drone and you are eliminated. Also, think of another situation where you are secluded in your fenced backyard, relaxing in the pool barely clothed as well as drenched in lotion relaxing off from the hectic work days. Then suddenly your privacy is ruined by a buzzing noise of a drone and before you rush to cover up yourself the device has already conducted as well as completed its mission and left. The drone eliminates your privacy because it is often not expected and on most occasion, its missions are not positively productive but negative. The modern American society is headed to a fast-tracking disagreement into something very deep regarding the limitless government monitoring. With the arrival of the home drones, the privacy of most Americans in their homes is threatened. The two scenarios that have been provided above are not imaginations that I have created rather they are from recorded incidences contributed by the predator drones that contributed to chaotic situations in civilian communities. The drones may be sitting in may be a garage waiting for their operator to send them out there and float over recording different information from different scenarios regarding the private life of the American citizens. Drones are not expensive to develop, control from a remote location as well as lacking psychological as well as the emotional limitation. Presently with the aid of advanced technology drones may be equipped with night- vision ability, see-through imaging ability, Deadly conclusiveness as well as lenses that have a high powered ability to zoom.

Many researchers enter the debate about how drone affect people’s privacy in the U.S. Some believe that drone has aided in avoiding losing soldier in warfare. In contrast, some researchers believe that drones are used to spy and this contributes to privacy invasion. Besides experts argue about which drone to use, drone design contributes to impacting privacy and security assumption. After conducting the study regarding the drones and how they were responsible for threatening individual privacy, the participant provided numerous negative aspects of the drone compared to the positive aspects. In most of the participants, they still viewed the drone as a device that was intruding to individual privacy (Mayer-Schönberger). Most of the participants regarded privacy as having the ability to control anyone that interferes with your personal space and the drones were operating the opposite of the participants' expectations. For instance, one may like to keep his or her backyard all to his or herself and to be sure that no one may visit without your invitation but the drones are able to invade this privacy because they just fly over without any one's consent. And with them intruding they tend to share the information they have obtained with the unwanted audience.

Another negative aspect regarding the drones which was obtained from participants stated that drones are used to spy and this provides the participants with a feeling that they were being watched at everything they were doing and this contributes to privacy invasion (Leasure). Also, they felt that drones would be used to conduct criminal activities such as spying the private life of the famous people and later use that information to blackmail them. The participants based on these results of the drone felt that drones should not be allowed to enter in restricted areas such as the government facilities as well as buildings.

Another negative aspect of drones was the ability to conduct a recording session without the consent of the subject. Most of the research participants about 75% of them mentioned that the drones had the ability to record and individual errands either when he or she is in public or when he or she is secluded in his or her home without knowing. They asserted that even if you erected a tall wall around your house still the controller of the drone will still raise his or her drone even higher (Gusterson). Other also said that the main issues were that one would not know if the drone is focusing on you or your neighbor and this is the main cause of privacy issue. Some of the participants even wanted for the government drones to be equipped with a notification ability so as to notify them when it was recording them.

Another negative aspect regarding drones was the fear of the possible damage that a drone can cause. Most of the participants feared that a drone may be used to survey as well as execute criminal activity such as the bombing or murdering a person. Most of the participants were having fear regarding the physical harm that the drones would cause because they were malfunctioning devices which were hovering in the sky. Also from the information that the participants had gathered from the media about drones falling from the sky and the injury they had caused which contributed to their assumption. Also, a large percentage of the participants were worried about the ability that a drone may carry weapons on them instead of cameras. Also, they were worried that criminal may redesign drone their drones with the aim of causing injuries to other people (Kaag). Most of the participants felt that drones were greatly threatening their individual privacy as well as security. The concerns of the participants of the study regarding the drone were made worse by the knowledge that the drone had the ability to attempt to wipe out the human vision due to its intense in possible error.

Harming the wildlife was another aspect that the drones negatively contributed to the American society. The more than half of the participants were also concerned about how the drones were disturbing Mother Nature (Fox). For instance, one participant stated that the impact of the drones on the urban areas would likely be less compared to areas like the Amazon. But also if they were used for research purposes they would have a positive impact on the environment. The participants were also concerned about the harm that the drones would cause to the endangered species and how the same drones would become trash and cause an impact on the environment. Also, the participants were concerned about the drone owners would be accountable as well as consent for the recording of information. The participants wanted the drone to be held responsible for the activities that they conducted with the drones.

The distance which was between people as well as drones the participants felt that it required being increased. The reason for increment was based on the safety measure of the public. To be able to diminish these concerns some of the participants provided a recommendation of separating the space between the drones and the public (Greenwald). For instance, the government should ensure that the commercial drones are hovering at a particular altitude from the private drones and this would greatly reduce the chances of them clashing with each other. Due to the great concern regarding the physical security, the participants also suggested that minimizing or limiting the drone population in a particular local area would minimize the collision risk of drones.

Also, another concern that was put across by the participants was focused on the distance between the building and the drone. The participants did not only point out that drones were responsible for invading to private space but they also added that they were equally intruding in the public space, for instance, the office buildings. The participants recommended the distance to be about 20feet to 60 feet higher, this response was based on the ability of drones being able to look through the windows as well as having space to move around without encountering a building (Scahill).

Even though most people who participated in drone survey research related drones to insecure activities, there was a small percentage of the population that felt that drones positively benefiting the large American population. The most of the surprising thing was that the small percentage that regarded that drones had positive impacts on the American population they viewed some of the negative aspects as the positive aspects of the drones. For instance, in cases of recording drones are used to record essential events as well as landmarks with more convenience. Also, the drones are used to monitor suspicious individuals with the aim of protecting the public from this people. Also, it has aided in avoiding losing soldier in warfare because it sent to a particular location where a soldier would have been sent. Also, drones are used to fight crime when they equipped with facial recognition camera which makes it even more efficient to track criminals. Based on the study some of the participants also felt that drones were excellent devices which would be commercialized for enhancing safety just like the security cameras which are circuited. Some also asserted that they would not feel threatened if a droned hovered over their privacy if it was for the security purposes and this made a some of the participants to support having drones on the public as well as private space (Cole). Following the findings, it indicated that negative as well as the positive concerns regarding the usage of drones varied following an anticipation regarding individual security as well as privacy expectation in a given context.

Following the different results that were provided by the research regarding how they impact the individual private life, they provided different supportive evidence on their negative impact on the American population. The drone design was another finding that the study assisted us to gain. Aspects such as color, size, sound among other aspects contributed greatly to impacting the individual security as well as privacy concerns (Atkins). From the findings obtained from the research other factors which contributed to individual privacy as well as security concerns were the wind, how the drone appeared, and the abilities of how excellently it would record as well as the movements it made. The appearance of the drawn appeared threatening to some of the participants who had never before seen a drone up close were feeling uncomfortable as well as intimidated by the proximity of the drone as well as by the way it was flying low. Some of the participants claimed that the way that the drone appeared in their eyes it did not at any one point inspire trust and this made them to uncomfortable and that it reminded them of the military as well as attacking purpose. The color of the drones also expressed concerns which were similar and it evoked the unfriendliness feeling. Most of the participants were raised their concerns regarding the monochrome dark or black color of the drone. Some of the participants suggested that drones should be made to look less harmful by painting them colors which are bright, the drones should have logos or write on them for identification (Morrison). Participants of the research also provided recommendations that the drones required to be bigger in size than what they have in their mind and how it affected their assumption of security as well as privacy.

Conclusion

The drones really eliminate individual privacy because they are often not expected and, on most occasions, their missions are not clear. The research on the private life of the American citizens showed most Americans are greatly affected when their private life tends to be invaded. Most of them related the drones to criminal activities and this contributes to the assumption they have when a drone flies over their house or office. The United States citizen feels that the drone monitoring should be focused on military operations to secure their privacy as well as to ensure that drones will not be used for conducting criminal activity. Most of the American citizens feel that the policies which enforce protection of the individual privacy should be tightened. Looking ahead to the future, every State should come up with policies which controls how the drones will be used within the state’s legal competences. This kind of approach will bring the creation of more legal assurance, more transparency as well as more realistic anticipation about privacy concerns.

Conclusion:

The drones really eliminate individual privacy because they are often not expected and, on most occasions, their missions are not clear. The research on the private life of the American citizens showed most Americans are greatly affected when their private life tends to be invaded. Most of them related the drones to criminal activities and this contributes to the assumption they have when a drone flies over their house or office. The United States citizen feels that the drone monitoring should be focused on military operations to secure their privacy as well as to ensure that drones will not be used for conducting criminal activity. Most of the American citizens feel that the policies which enforce protection of the individual privacy should be tightened. Looking ahead to the future, every State should come up with policies which controls how the drones will be used within the state’s legal competences. This kind of approach will bring the creation of more legal assurance, more transparency as well as more realistic anticipation about privacy concerns. The drone is a double-edged sword, and it is the handiest tool in the hands of people who can fly safely and safely. When the drone is regarded as a toy, ignoring the hands of public safety, it becomes the Sword of Damocles. It is hoped that each drone will be used correctly in the future, and that it is no longer mandatory laws and regulations that constrain the drone users but public safety awareness and social responsibility awareness.

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