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empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 5 days ago

Meet Flock's Alpha Drone – It Reads License Plates from 2,000 Feet

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Meet Flock's Alpha Drone – It Reads License Plates from 2,000 Feet

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Flock Safety's Alpha drone reads license plates from 2,000 feet and plugs into its existing ALPR network, raising serious surveillance concerns.
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    I’m really concerned about people trying to harm this cute little drones. What kind of attacks should I watch out for? I would love to know the specific brands and types of tools these heinous drone murderers would use so I can stop them.

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      Well, you could start by applying reflective spray to your license plate holder, but accidentally get some all over the plate. It’s a challenge not to, FYI. The same can be said of your VIN tag under your windshield. It’s really unfortunate how imprecise those reflective sprays are. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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      They have to land eventually

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    Betcha it can’t outrun .410 or .22lr.

    .22lr suppresses real well.

    Or paintballs, at a closer range.

    Just think of em as ManHacks.

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      You ain’t hitting that thing at 2000’.

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        Spray and pray.

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      Hitting a drone with a subsonic suppressed .22 would be challenging, to say the least.

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        Especially at speed. 🤪

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        I’m presuming they hover in place as part of their flight pattern, but yeah, it would take a pretty good shot, a pretty good marksman, otherwise.

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    I’ve been wondering if using jamming software paired with a directional antenna on it like a Yagi would be effective against these

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      GNURadio is software defined radio. This is unrelated to jamming question.

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