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ones have had a profound effect on the way America fights its wars, allowing it to fight in new theaters while minimizing the risk to troops. The U.S. has used drones for decades, with early versions flown during World War II and the Vietnam War. But over the past decade, the Defense Department's development and production of drones has rapidly increased. The U.S. military has gone from having just a few drones at the outset of the Iraq War to now over 7,000.

In our drones report, we discuss the coming onslaught of domestic drones and the weak state of the privacy laws that should protect us, and we outline our recommendations for protections that Congress and local governments should put in place.

Après sa démonstration sur un drone terrestre roulant (voir ici), Google utilise des drones aériens pour élaborer les cartes 3D et améliorer Google map. L'arrivée de robot pour créer les données stratégiques alimentant d'autres robots numériques étaient prévisibles (article rédigé fin 2010). Les risques sont nombreux et clairement listés dans ce document ci dessous.

Dozens of state law-enforcement agencies and universities have been flying and experimenting with drones throughout U.S. airspace, according to Freedom of Information Act requests obtained by advocacy group Electronic Frontier Foundation. The data highlights widening applications of drones in domestic skies and the growing interest in unmanned technology in research laboratories.

Des drones fabriqués en Bretagne pour équiper les opposants syriens, les aider à communiquer entre eux et témoigner des exactions du régime de Bachar el Assad. C'est le projet du collectif de hackers Telecomix. Ce week-end ils rencontraient des ONG pour se concerter sur cette opération en Syrie.

Thanks to a proliferation of inexpensive sensors, chips, cameras and other gizmos that can be tacked onto wannabe spy planes and helicopters, it's easier than ever for technologists to build craft that fly themselves.