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Maybe this is one reason why in the US and latterly in the UK, the authorities are scrambling to introduce remote ID for drones with 249gm flying weight upwards: this includes operator/pilot ID. No doubt there'll eventually be some sort of AI-assisted pattern recognition/prediction that'll enable pre-emptive prediction of attacks.

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It’s fairly simple to build your own quadcopter.

Yeah RemoteID is absolutely stupid. Legislators acting like only DJI makes drones.

It is, but if you're in a hurry and not bothered about the consequences just nip down to your local store and get one off the shelf.

.. and if it does not have remote ID, in the future it might be shot on sight by an automatic system.

Even simpler to buy a drone and replace the electronics

I would not expect that to be simpler. Working within that was designed as an integrated system sounds more annoying than putting together components that are intended to be used in DIY quadcopters.

The truth is most domestic terrorists don't stand out for their intellect. State aided terror cells or a large organisation might be able to pull that off, but i don't think some random jihadist would think of it. Off the shelf drones get geoblocked.

The possibilities of drone warfare is terrifying, but imo the author is overstating the danger that they pose in the hands of domestic terrorists.

Firearms all have unique ID, but it is relatively easy to get one on black market for illegal use.

It's also possible to craft build certain types of small arms in home workshops without serial numbers. People have been doing this for centuries but the necessary tools have become cheaper and easier to use in recent years.

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