Category Archives: Legal
On The Radar: Government Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Their Effect On Public Privacy Interests From Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence and Legislative Policy Perspectives
The Fourth Amendment most likely will provide only minimal protections. Thus a responsible legislative and administrative solution is required, incorporating accountability and restrictions on visual and sensory enhancing technology without a warrant while providing necessary but clearly drawn statutory exceptions to the warrant requirement. Otherwise, UAV technology may diminish citizens’ reasonable expectations of privacy. Continue reading
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Army Use of Drones in the US is Constrained, Not Prohibited
There are significant barriers to the Army’s use of unmanned aerial systems within the United States, according to a new Army manual, but they are not prohibitive or categorical. Continue reading
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FAA Drone Request: Administration Moves To Expand Unmanned Aircraft For Domestic, Civilian Use
A future in which unmanned drones are as common in U.S. skies as helicopters and airliners has moved a step closer to reality with a government request for proposals to create six drone test sites around the country. Continue reading
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Domestic drone justice: US court green-lights police UAV use
A North Dakota court has approved the use of drones to help arrest citizens on US soil. UAVs have primarily been used to conduct strikes against purported militants in countries like Pakistan, but their use at home has been on the rise as of late. Continue reading
