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Drones
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
How Can You Mitigate Risks When Flying a Drone Beyond Visual Line of Sight?
Precisionhawk, one of the leaders in the drone market, released a report this week outlining operational risks when flying drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). Precisionhawk’s research comes from…
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FAA’s Drone Efforts Audited by the OIG
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its recent audit of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), “FAA Lacks A Risk-Based Oversight Process For Civil Unmanned Aircraft…
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Medical Disaster Drones and the Telemedical Drone Project
Two disaster drones delivered telemedical packages to disaster victims and rescue personnel via the John Bell Airport in Bolton, Mississippi in a simulated mass casualty event last week. This marks…
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Privacy Tip #64 – Online Training for those Drone Hobbyists Out There
If you are considering purchasing a drone this holiday season, make sure to check out the newly launched online training course created by the Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) designed specifically…
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FAA Releases New Video for Safe Operation of Drones this Holiday Season
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a friendly holiday warning for those who choose to purchase a drone this year for the holidays: fly it safely. The FAA released a…
Consumer products law blog
Drone requirements continue to evolve
By Will Troutman (US), Andy Guo (US)
Back in 2015, the FAA promulgated various rules and regulations regarding the use of drones, which included a requirement to register all such aircraft. The FAA has subsequently finalized its…
Droning On
Big News: Proposed Small UAS Rule for Flights Over People at White House for Review
White House Open to Stakeholder Meetings about Drone Operations Over People In a major new development, the FAA has just sent to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory…
Focus on Regulation
Big News: Proposed Small UAS Rule for Flights Over People at White House for Review
By Lisa Ellman
In a major new development, the FAA has just sent to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) the proposed rulemaking for performance-based standards and means-of-compliance for…
Media Law Prof Blog
Farber on The Efficacy of Trespass, Nuisance, and Privacy Torts as Applied To Drones
Hillary B. Farber, University of Massachusetts School of Law, Dartmouth, is publishing Keep Out! The Efficacy of Trespass, Nuisance and Privacy Torts as Applied to Drones in volume 33 of…
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Extra, Extra, Read All About it, News-Gathering Drones Increasingly Hitting the Skies
Since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started allowing commercial drone operations, media organizations have moved quickly to get their own news-gathering drones in the skies. Recently, Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair)…