This makes absolute sense. Now left-leaning universities will be able to spy on all student speech and all student movements at all times. And they will be able to vaporize any conservatives who approach the perimeter of their campuses.
Well, OK, they say the drones will be used primarily for research purposes. But in all seriousness, there are many potential privacy concerns one could think of here.
Oliver Darcy reports for Campus Reform:
Thirty-four universities applied to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2012 for permits to operate drones, documents obtained earlier this month by a watchdog organization reveal.
The list, assembled by the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) through a Freedom of Information Act request to the FAA, includes prominent institutions, such as Cornell University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of California – Davis.
EFF spokeswoman Rebecca Jeschke told Campus Reform last Wednesday that most of the applications from universities were intended for academic research, but still warned of potential privacy violations.
“I think it is really important that no matter what you are using the drones for that there is an appropriate privacy policy,” she said.
“You should think through what happens if you catch someone on video,” Jeschke added. “How long do you keep that video? Do you cut that part out before you save it? What if someone is caught on camera doing something embarrassing?”
Drones, drones everywhere; watching everything. Welcome to the Orwellian university of tomorrow.
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