War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.
—Hannah Arendt (1906-1975)

The technology is in the hands of the people.
—David Matthew (1943-)

US military drone security breach "fixed"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has closed a security breach that allowed insurgents to hack into data feeds from pilotless "drone" aircraft that provide real-time video of war zones, a U.S. defense official said on Thursday.

The comments followed a report in the Wall Street Journal that revealed Shi'ite fighters in Iraq used software that cost as little as $26 to intercept the video feeds, potentially allowing them to monitor U.S. military operations....