10 Ways the Secret Service can Defend Against Drones

With the accidental (and apparently innocent) crash of a DJI Phantom quadcopter on the White House lawn, there’s an urgency to the question of how the Secret Service can defend against a small drone that’s been launched with malicious intent.  The key is malicious — people who are actively hoping to evade detection (otherwise, rule and regulations will suffice, no?).  There’s two problems to solve, really.  The first is detection, and the second is stopping a drone.

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We’re going to require warrants for reading your email. Except for when we won’t, like, always.

An amusing story in cnet today:

Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants

 

Proposed law scheduled for a vote next week originally increased Americans’ e-mail privacy. Then law enforcement complained. Now it increases government access to e-mail and other digital files.

How does a law go from “we’re going to protect your rights” to “we’re going to strip your rights”?