The U.K.'s Surveillance Camera Commission was created to ensure that the public's privacy was protected as CCTV cameras proliferated for security purposes. The Commission encourages compliance with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, and to provide input on "the effective, appropriate, proportionate and transparent use of surveillance camera systems." Now, the … [Read more...] about The Surveillance Camera Commission Was Developed to Protect Privacy. Now it May Help Ease Fears Over Drones
Drone Privacy
Who Should Know Where Your Drone Is? DJI Responds to Drone-to-Phone Confusion
In the continued discussion of how best to implement Remote ID for drones - which purportedly is designed to enhance the security of the airspace - major manufacturers like DJI have an important role. Whatever the final decision is, DJI and other manufacturers will have to comply: and to meet customer requirements, they'll have to make it easy and inexpensive for operators to … [Read more...] about Who Should Know Where Your Drone Is? DJI Responds to Drone-to-Phone Confusion
This Brown University Grad Has Developed a Humanistic Approach to Drone Delivery: Less Noise, More Privacy
Drone delivery has the potential to revolutionize the entire framework of retail sales - as well as medical and emergency services. The technology comes with some downsides, however: not all neighbors are excited about the noise that low flying drones create: and the recently revealed Amazon patent to use delivery drones for surveillance has stoked privacy concerns. Recent … [Read more...] about This Brown University Grad Has Developed a Humanistic Approach to Drone Delivery: Less Noise, More Privacy
FAA Reauthorization, Explained: Part 3, Privacy
The new proposed FAA Reauthorization package has been made public. It’s wordy, complex, and confusing – and the headlines haven’t made understanding what’s inside easier. There are several points of critical importance for the drone industry to understand. The proposed Repeal of Section 336, the Integration Pilot Program, the “Safeguarding the Skies” Act, the enforcement of … [Read more...] about FAA Reauthorization, Explained: Part 3, Privacy
Drone Privacy: EPIC v. FAA Tossed by D.C. Circuit Court
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has been doing battle with the FAA over drone privacy since 2012, but suffered a loss this week. The D.C. Circuit (the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit) rejected EPIC's petition to review FAA's small drone rule, "finding the nonprofit lacked standing to mount a challenge over the exclusion of … [Read more...] about Drone Privacy: EPIC v. FAA Tossed by D.C. Circuit Court
