Being a sports fan offers a fun opportunity for both competition and silliness.  American football fans are no different.  As a long-suffering fan of the Dallas Cowboys, I have a Cowboys jacket, a Cowboys sweatshirt, a Cowboys tee-shirt, a Cowboys watch, and even a pair of Cowboys underwear (TMI).  But, the Cowboys’ reach for profits has reached new heights with the sale of drones, complete with the Cowboy logo for only $69.95 this holiday season.

Unfortunately, it is not funny.   Drones are dangerous toys – dangerous to privacy.  While the overall construction industry is booming, the association of pool builders has reported that drones are a primary reason for the decrease in the building of swimming pools.  The privacy of your backyard is just one more privacy right to lose.

In addition, I know of no pilots who think more drones will make flying safer.  Drones are dangerous toys – dangerous to air travelers.  Already, some states have found it necessary to make flying a drone while drinking alcohol a crime.  But, who cares?  There is profit to be made in selling drones!

While the loss of privacy from drones is tiny compared to the loss of privacy by Google, it just proves, once again, that the pursuit of profit overwhelms the right to privacy.

Shame on the Cowboys and other corporations that enable the loss of your privacy . . . for their profit!

Sorry, Cowboys, but honesty is another form of tough love!