08/07/2018
If you missed the latest drone attack, you should read this article from the Atlantic, Jaz quoted here.
"Jaz Banga, the CEO and cofounder of Airspace Systems, a firm that works on air security to counter rogue drones, said “there’s really no comprehensive protection right now across the U.S.” Drones have to be registered to fly—and attach identifiers akin to a license plate—but it can be difficult to discern them in the air. Like the drone that crashed on the White House lawn, they can be too small or too low to spot with radar. And though the technology now exists to identify who is operating a commercial drone, drone operators are not yet required to use it. In the event that a rogue drone is detected, it’s generally illegal to shoot it down; ditto with jamming the radio or Wi-Fi signal controlling it, as the Venezuelans apparently did."
An apparent assassination attempt in Venezuela shows how technology is moving faster than governments can counter it.
