(Source: Slate.com) Shawn Usman, the man who crashed a drone on the White House grounds on Jan. 26, will not be criminally charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, federal prosecutors said today. The 31-year-old Usman lost control of a Phantom FC40 drone owned by a friend early that morning, and telephoned his employers and the Secret Service … [Read more...] about Man Who Crashed Drone on White House Lawn Won’t Be Charged
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Secret Service Testing Drones, How to Disrupt Their Flying
(Source: The BIG Story) The Secret Service is conducting middle-of-the-night drone flights near the White House in secret tests to devise a defense against the unmanned aircraft, The Associated Press has learned. The government-controlled drones will be flown between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. during the next several weeks over parts of Washington —airspace that's usually off … [Read more...] about Secret Service Testing Drones, How to Disrupt Their Flying
U.S. Government Hustles to Enact Privacy Rules for Drones
(Source: PC World) The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration plans to host a series of meetings with interested people aimed at developing best practices for protecting privacy in the burgeoning aerial drone industry. The NTIA will launch what it calls a “multistakeholder process” focused on drone privacy standards in the coming months, the … [Read more...] about U.S. Government Hustles to Enact Privacy Rules for Drones
What Our Paranoia About Drones Says About Us
(Source: New York Times) A lazy drift of mist obscured an already gray November morning as I stared skeptically skyward in Morningside Park. It was not, I told myself, technically raining; still, moisture had begun to collect in the folds of my jacket as I surveyed the weather conditions. Driven more by impatience than by prudence, I decided to go ahead with the plan. … [Read more...] about What Our Paranoia About Drones Says About Us
DJI’s Drone Safety Upgrade Rolled Back After ‘Flight Behavior’ Issues
(Source: engadget.com) DJI was the unfortunate drone brand of choice to pay an unplanned visit to the White House. The company responded days later with an update that added some new safety features, including GPS geofencing that stops the drone flying about near sensitive places: like the White House. However, it has paused the roll-out of the update after a few … [Read more...] about DJI’s Drone Safety Upgrade Rolled Back After ‘Flight Behavior’ Issues
