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Drones, beneficial or unethical?

Introduction:

Since the technological era, warfare and armed conflicts have constantly being increasing. Drones are remotely piloted aircraft with cameras on them and can fly for long durations under any environmental factors; They can fly into a hurricane to measure its speed or into a dangerous area. The United States has been conducting drone strikes in Pakistan for about 12 years now. This research paper will look at the ongoing use of drones by the U.S. and the legal and ethical questions it raises.

Current Use:

There is an American-Mexican border which have been carved into the landscape by political agreements between the two countries, but an invisible boarder exists too. The invisible technology is the pilot-less drone aircraft to safe guard Mexicans from crossing the border illegally.

Security Aspects:

Drones are cheaper to hire than to run a helicopter and is useful in tracking suspects. But different questions have been raised based on security aspects. People question their privacy as they are unware of the drones around them. Even right, drones could be around my house recording the activities I do without me knowing it.

Ethical and Social Implications:

With no restrictions on Drones, the governmental authorities have the power to monitor their citizens privacy. Let us assume a person lives in D.C and is changing clothes without closing the window, for security purposes, the drones could be flying around his/her house and it could record her activities. Here, the U.S. of drone is invading that persons’ privacy.

Future Use:

It could be used to by companies to transfer or carry their construction goods from one place to another at a cheaper price. In addition to being affordable, drones are small and more flexible than the traditional journalism cameras; therefore, the cameraman could use drones rather than carrying big cameras around to record the current issue.