Category Archives: Privacy
Why Americans Love Drones
A national study released this week by Duke University’s Institute for Homeland Security Solutions and non-profit research house RTI International finds that 57% of the general public supports the use of unmanned aircraft for any application. Examined at a more nuanced level, support for drones runs even higher for many specific applications, spiking to nearly 88% for search and rescue applications. (So long, Lassie.) Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Surveillance, Privacy, Private Sector
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St. Louis Police Chief Wants Drones to Monitor City from the Sky
In Chief Sam Dotson’s vision of modern policing, a drone would circle Busch Stadium to watch for terrorists, or silently pursue a criminal who thought the chase was over when the officer in the car behind him turned off its red lights and siren. Continue reading
Drones and the Law
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, have been a hotly debated topic in the political arena leading to proposed or enacted legislation in 43 states, according to WestlawNext. Continue reading
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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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