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Drones
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Focus on Regulation
The Mexican Civil Aviation Authority Has Issued a New Mandatory Circular for all Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Operations
By Tazewell Ellett, Ramon Bravo Herrera
On April 8, 2015, the DGAC issued a new mandatory circular CO AV-23/10 R2 that "establishes the requirements to operate RPAS" to be more in line with the regulatory regimes…
Focus on Regulation
Hogan Lovells’ UAS Group Holds Workshop on the Regulatory, Business, and Financial Hurdles to Operating Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Silicon Valley
By Tazewell Ellett, Randy Segal
The Hogan Lovells Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Group recently held a workshop in Silicon Valley on the regulatory, business, and financial hurdles to operating unmanned aircraft systems. The event was…
Inside Privacy
Groups Weigh In On Drone Privacy
By Rani Gupta More than 50 commenters have offered their thoughts on privacy and transparency issues regarding non-government use of unmanned aircraft systems, better known as drones or UAS. The…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Over 4,400 comments on FAA’s proposed drone framework; Amazon wants less restrictions and more room for technological advancement
The comments period closed on April 24, 2015, for the Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed drone framework and regulations, and there were over 4,400 comments submitted. Among those opposed to the…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Privacy Group Requests D.C. Circuit Review Regarding Lack of Privacy Rules in the FAA’s Proposed Drone Regulations
On March 31, 2015, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) filed a petition (the “Petition”) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit accusing the Department…
The Right Coast
Drones Make Good Jogging Companions, Research Finds | Popular Science
Having trouble getting motivated to jog? What if, to help you along your way, there was a flying robot always a few steps ahead of you, its mechanical hovering body…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Resources on Drones and Human Rights
By mdavis
With the revelation that a U.S. military drone accidentally killed two innocent hostages in January of this year, the efficacy of drones is in the news and above the fold…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
EPIC files suit against FAA for lackadaisical drone privacy regulations
On March 31, 2015, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a petition against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the D.C. Circuit court asking that the court review the…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FAA approves Amazon’s second request to test its delivery drones in the skies
While Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon) did receive approval to fly its test drones from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) back in March of this year for its July 2014 request, that…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New problems with drones smuggling contraband in to prisons
Main April 22, 2015New problems with drones smuggling contraband in to prisonsThis New York Times article would perhaps be amusing if it were not so disconcerting. The headline is is…