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I’ve brought up this eventuality countless times in the past couple of years (including recently mentioning this in my software company).

I don’t think people are realizing the dangers to minitrization and ease of manufacturing small drones that could kill people. Either through mini bombs, or carrying diseases.

What are we doing about it? Seems like we aren’t doing anything

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Some people are doing things. There's an outfit at DIU (Defense Innovation Unit) called Rogue Squadron who's job it is to conduct counter-UAS research.

I’ll check it out. I’m still trying to find a way we can protect ourselves though. The best I can come up with is (at home) a droppable net that covers your windows that has a current running through it. Maybe something similar for a personal device.

Beyond that, hacking into their WiFi or navigation signals. But how do you do that?

Why do you think someone would try to kill you in your home with a drone? Do you have a lot of mortal enemies?

Same thing has been said about guns. And data collection. And the government using data to spy on us.

It doesn’t matter if you have mortal enemies, or if you aren’t doing bad things, or if it matters if the government spies on you.

What matters is that it’s possible. And it’s a very real possibility.

All sorts of bad things are possible. So what. People with guns could shoot you through your windows today, but the reality is that almost never happens. Most firearm deaths in the home are due to suicide or domestic violence.

Watch out, maybe your wife will program a drone to kill you!

Wasn't their top solution a commercial T-shirt launcher full of chaff?

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