by Michael Kors.I am admittedly fascinated by drones, but suspicious of their applications. There are many ways to interpret this modern cinematic twist on the classic Little Red Riding Hood fairytale.
A love story, a totalitarian future, or an Orson Wells fantasy. For me, this creates a dialogue about privacy, surveillance, and civil liberties. Do we accept these policies as they blend into the atmosphere like Seagulls or do we protect ourselves from them? It begs the questions:
What do you value most about privacy?
What liberties are you willing to relinquish?
I do think there are many wonderful uses for drones like cinematographic purposes, search and rescues and saving lives. I would love to hear your opinions or links to relevant news along with ways to protect privacy and civil liberties while allowing reasonable use of unmanned aircraft.
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It's not just drones, as you probably know. You can easily be tracked if you have a smart phone. And people let themselves be further tracked by using services such as Foursquare. What's creepy about the drones, domestically, is that privacy really does disappear. I know this might be an extreme example, but say you wanted to sunbath in your backyard(at your pool if you have one). Depending on where you live, there might be a fence or trees offering you some privacy from neighbors. With a drone, those become useless. And most times, you won't even know where they are. I'm sure we remember movies where someone spied on their neighbor using a telescope. How long before drones become almost as cheap? It's already creepy how clear images are on Google maps. Sadly, it's probably going to get to a point where once you step out of your house/apartment, you'll have no choice whether you want to be tracked or not. That's just my two cents for now.
Loved your entry! It is fascinating and get you thinking...
What do you value most about privacy?
Everything! I hate how it is becoming easier and easier to find out almost everything about anyone due to the internet.
What liberties are you willing to relinquish?
None, I don't think I should.
Kim:
How many have you relinquished and not even known about? Besides what I already listed, most car companies, with prodding from the government, look to install the car equivalent of black boxes in cars. And it's gone largely under the radar. Pretty soon there won't be any privacy left, really.
That was such a cool perspective that the video took on a relevant topic that's a real hot button for many people. The days of the drones are upon us and it has a lot of people up in arms because of what could happen, just like in this video.
I love the really dark and imposing feel to this video. The CGI is awesome and the way in which the Drones are represented is brilliant
It is one of those videos which makes you want to watch again just to see what other reactions it has within yourself.
The seagulls video is a wonderfully artistic take on something that is becoming a huge part of every day life. Drones are only the latest chapter. There are also street cameras, social networking, Google Earth, and tracking in our cell phones and cars. I value everything about my privacy, and I mourn how quickly it is slipping away...
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