Power of Drones
Drones have rapidly revolutionized how we view and record the world. A technology primarily developed for military or professional usage has now invaded everyday use, from personal photography to environmental monitoring. This ability to take a high-quality shot of landscapes, events, even people, brings new worlds into play. That power comes at a new set of challenges-considering privacy foremost among them.
While it is immense, the increased usage of drones both for recreational and commercial purposes carries a nasty byproduct with it-their ability to capture moments that might not be so preferably wanted to be photographed. Be it mistaken or a deliberate move, drones will most often capture the most awkward, inappropriate, or unexpected moments from above. Such moments might also lead to public embarrassment since they are shared or broadcast to a more colossal audience in other cases.
Of course, drones do give a different kind of perspective but in an even more poignant manner reflect the importance of individual boundaries. Unlike a person being merely able to trespass into your house, for instance, they forget that, with technology such as drones, they can actually record moments that others once kept hid and unseen. Such things raise questions of ethics on the usage of drones, privacy issues, and whether such moments create an issue for the virtues of deploying drones in public spaces.
