Chapter 1, Problem 4CC

Program Plan Intro

Commercial Drones:

Most of the drones are commercially available in the market. Commercial drones are used to improve the production and security of agriculture, construction, and utility industries.

Advantages of Commercial Drones:

Some of the positive effects of using commercial drones are given below:

• The prices of drones have been decreasing and hence business has been spectacular and the government is ready use drones for electronic surveillance.
• Without risking the lives of soldiers, drones can be used to spy or search terrorists.
• Drones are very small and hence can get into many places that people normally cannot venture into.
• Examples of such incident include a terrorist camp or any heavily secured area where if people decide to go inside to obtain information, it could cost them their life. In such situations drones will be highly useful as they could infiltrate into the camp and if they pass the security barrier they could obtain useful operations without hurting anyone.
• Details such as amount of terrorists, weapons they possess and the compound’s weakness might be obtained using drones.

Disadvantages of Commercial Drones:

Some of the negatives effects of using commercial drones are given below:

• Some individuals may use drones for their personal gain which is unethical.
• If the government utilizes the drones for spying on the U.S citizens that would be highly unethical.
• The privacy of civilians may remain at stake and drones could compromise the same if used for personal gains.
• Some may use drones to spy on neighbors or competitors.
• Hunters can use drones to spy on animals and use of drones near airport areas may cause problems for pilots.