Will Big Brother, and Your Neighbor, Soon Be Spying on You from the Skies?

Surveillance drones are expected to be big business in the coming years, for government and private use.

A story on NPR.org recently reported on the growing market for “flying robots, controlled by your phone.” Marketed as a toy, this tiny, drone-like flying machine is equipped with a camera that records the world below. Not only is it equipped with a camera, it also has a video recorder. And the price for this "toy" — just $300. According to the story on NPR.org, the ad for this French-manufactured toy shows it being controlled by a guy on a Paris rooftop. He first sends it down to take a look at a little boy, a cute girl, a couple dancing and then up five or six stories to gaze at a church gargoyle. Spying over a privacy fence or in a neighbor’s window shouldn't be too far a stretch for this handy little gadget. Another story recently by …

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