• @isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de
    1•2 days ago

    drone laws requiring an operator license and drones to broadcast a unique id traceable back to it’s operator.

    and if you patch the drone firmware or build one yourself, it’s still trackable via radio signal triangulation to the controller’s position.

    • @tetris11@lemmy.ml
      6•2 days ago

      You can fly the drone without a license in secret, and the law only requires that you scribble the ID somewhere on the craft – something you do not need to do if flying for clandestine purposes.

      Not all drone’s fly via radio, many use direct WiFi connections which can be completely spoofed over 3G proxies so that the drone and operator aren’t in direct contact with one another

        • @Moose@moose.best
          3•2 days ago

          I saw that short film years ago and it still sticks with me. Back then it seemed possible but the tech wasn’t quite there, now we see it in use.

      • @isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de
        2•2 days ago

        and the law only requires that you scribble the ID somewhere on the craft

        most bought drones also transmit it wirelessly too

        many use direct WiFi connections

        yes, the toy ones, once you get 10m away you aren’t controlling that drone anymore, let alone recieving pictures

        which can be completely spoofed over 3G proxies

        once you start introducing the internet the lag becomes unbearable, and also phone towers are aimed at the ground, not at the sky, so you’d get shit reception anyways