Following news that Amazon plans to use unmanned drones for rapid delivery of goods to customers, security researcher Samy Kamkar has developed a way to skyjack drones.
The hack may resonate with many Americans, who are concerned about the increasing use of drones by law enforcement to conduct surveillance on citizens within the United States’ borders. Kamkar’s attack employs a Parrot AR Drone 2, various components, and a Perl application he wrote called, appropriately, “SkyJack”, for about $400.
You really should point out that using a system such as SkyJack to interfere with anyone's radio controlled device other than one's own is flatly illegal in the United States (and most other jurisdictions).
Federal law prohibits the operation, marketing, or sale of any type of jamming equipment, including devices that interfere with cellular and Personal Communication Services (PCS), police radar, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and wireless networking services (Wi-Fi).
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Delivery Drones Could Be Skyjackers' Heaven
Posted by: Richard Adhikari December 4, 2013 04:04 PMFollowing news that Amazon plans to use unmanned drones for rapid delivery of goods to customers, security researcher Samy Kamkar has developed a way to skyjack drones.
The hack may resonate with many Americans, who are concerned about the increasing use of drones by law enforcement to conduct surveillance on citizens within the United States’ borders. Kamkar’s attack employs a Parrot AR Drone 2, various components, and a Perl application he wrote called, appropriately, “SkyJack”, for about $400.
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/jammer-enforcement
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Federal law prohibits the operation, marketing, or sale of any type of jamming equipment, including devices that interfere with cellular and Personal Communication Services (PCS), police radar, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and wireless networking services (Wi-Fi).