Worried about drones-based snooping? Take away their eyes.

Posted by freedomforall 12 years, 5 months ago to Technology
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Founded in February, DDC was created by the same people behind defense contractor Aplus Mobile, which makes ruggedized computers for other defense contractors. Using knowledge gained from its military contracting work, DDC says it has developed countermeasures that are "highly effective and undefeatable by most current domestic drone technologies."

How does the technology work? The press release was maddeningly vague ("Multiple layer systems ensure success by impeding typical drone sensors, infrared and camera capability and their effectiveness") so we reached out to the company over email. Here's what DDC's Amy Ciesielka has to say: "We simply do not allow the [drone] cameras to observe with any clarity."
SOURCE URL: http://www.popsci.com.au/technology/company-to-make-anti-drone-tech-available-to-the-masses


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  • Posted by $ WillH 12 years, 5 months ago
    Very interesting article. I will certainly be keeping an eye on this. The key to it would be keeping the drone from being able to spy on you without disrupting communications between the drone and it's controllers. Drones have a habit of exploding and/or crashing when that is done to them.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 12 years, 5 months ago
    Hmm... I vaguely recall someone talking, awhile back, about the enemy focusing on ways to take out or disrupt communications with drones...
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  • Posted by Zenphamy 12 years, 5 months ago
    A couple of years ago, I researched some work out of MIT (I think ?) that was basically a strobe LED(S), but that one relied on being able to detect a component of the camera (sensor) lens and capture system before activation. It's hard to see how that detection would work on drones, but defeating the optics or sensor array shouldn't be all that difficult.
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