Category Archives: Legal
Proposed Regulations of Private Use of UAS
While the FAA Reauthorization Act has sparked numerous legislative proposals to regulate the use of UAS by public employees, the predicted surge in commercial use of UAS within US domestic airspace has received comparatively little regulatory attention from legislators at the federal, state or local levels. Continue reading
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F.A.A.’s Concerns Hold Up Use of Wildfire Drones
But privacy concerns are slowing the integration of unmanned vehicles into the firefighters’ tool kit, said Senator Mark Begich, a freshman Democrat from Alaska. Continue reading
State Governments Partner to Address UAS Privacy Issues
UAS privacy stakeholders including the following associations along with academics specializing in privacy matters have been asked to submit their suggestions for state privacy legislation to an independent law firm, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, by June 1 for consideration by leaders of state government associations. Continue reading
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No-Fly Zone: How “Drone” Safety Rules Can also Help Protect Privacy
The Constitution, existing and new federal and state laws, and legal precedents regarding invasion of privacy will all play key roles in determining the bounds of acceptable information-gathering from UAS. But safety regulations will have an important and less widely appreciated secondary privacy role. Continue reading
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