Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.org to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agoCheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Muleswww.vice.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkCheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Muleswww.vice.comPete Hahnloser@beehaw.org to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareA1kmm@lemmy.amxl.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoPresumably the drones do either have pre-programmed flight paths in them, or are flown by radio that can be triangulated - and giving up that location information probably is equivalent to ‘snitching’.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 months agoStore the flight information in RAM and it’s gone once it powers down. I’m sure cartels can afford to pay some programmers to do that.
Presumably the drones do either have pre-programmed flight paths in them, or are flown by radio that can be triangulated - and giving up that location information probably is equivalent to ‘snitching’.
Store the flight information in RAM and it’s gone once it powers down. I’m sure cartels can afford to pay some programmers to do that.