At the CES Unmanned Systems conference in Las Vegas last week, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Michael Huerta, provided the public with an update on the state of our unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues to work on its proposed rule which would allow the operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, over people, expected (hopefully) to be released before the end...more
The biggest news of 2016 for the commercial drone market was surely the finalization of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 107 regulations. And even better news for the commercial drone market was that the Part...more
12/30/2016
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Amazon Marketplace ,
Commercial Use ,
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OIRA ,
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Waivers
As the holiday season comes to an end, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will vamp up its focus on recreational drones. Why? Because hundreds of thousands of drones were given as gifts, and the FAA will increase its...more
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 Systems,”...more
The Drone Manufacturers Alliance (DMA) has voiced approval of President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Elaine Chao as the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation in its November 9 letter to Trump and the Trump-Pence...more
12/12/2016
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Airspace ,
Commercial Use ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Technology Sector ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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 for drone hobbyists. This...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a friendly holiday warning for those who chose to purchase a drone this year for the holidays: fly it safely. The FAA released a new video summarizing the rules and...more
Many American cities are already adopting technologies to improve urban living –bike share systems, street parking payment through smart phones and paying tolls through E-ZPass. Let’s take Boston for example; the city has...more
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released landmark protections for internet users, requiring permission from broadband subscribers before broadband providers can collect data on the subscribers’ web...more
Last week at the PacSec security conference held in Tokyo, a new device capable of fully infiltrating radio-controlled drones was unveiled by researchers. This new device exploits a vulnerability in the frequency-hopping...more
11/3/2016
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Comment Period ,
Commercial Use ,
Cybersecurity ,
Drones ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FOIA ,
GPS ,
Hackers ,
Manufacturers ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a short press release and guidance on Part 107 waivers and airspace authorizations for commercial drones. Since the final drone operations rule was issued in August 2016, the...more
The Massachusetts’ State Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has proposed a policy by which they would retain drivers’ speed data for 30 days after it is collected on the Massachusetts Turnpike through its new...more
Recently in United States v. InMobi Pte Ltd., the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) set a new standard for geolocational tracking. The FTC told app developers and app marketers one simple rule: honor consumers location privacy...more
10/3/2016
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Consent Decrees ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Geolocation ,
Location Data ,
Location Privacy ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Tracking Systems ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Most individuals seeking out new job opportunities use their personal e-mail address to correspond with a prospective employer, presumably keeping that job hunt secret from their current employer. However, now, Joberate, a...more
9/19/2016
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Big Data ,
Data Collection ,
Email ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Keyword Search ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks
Well, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 107 commercial drone regulations are in full swing this week and without the inclusion of specific privacy standards, there are still concerns about privacy-related drone...more
The Electronic Information Privacy Center (EPIC) filed a complaint against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week alleging that the final drone rule (Part 107) fails to include privacy regulations. EPIC claims...more
The commercial drone industry is projected to generate over $82 billion for the U.S. economy and over 100,000 new jobs by 2025. Last week, at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) “Workshop on...more
8/12/2016
/ Airspace ,
Commercial Use ,
Department of the Interior ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Supplies ,
National Science Foundation ,
NOAA ,
OSTP ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Last week, the decision in the Spokeo case influenced a California court’s decision to certify a class in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case. The class of applicants who claim that S2Verify, a background check company,...more
Pokémon GO has been downloaded 7.5 million times in the U.S. alone. It has been reported that it has surpassed Twitter. If you are enjoying the game, you should know how it is collecting and using your information....more
On June 21st, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released Part 107 to the FAA regulations regarding commercial operation of small unmanned aircrafts. Part 107 provides operating rules for drone operators who do not...more
Everywhere you look there is another news story about drones. Now, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus has released the first comprehensive consumer guide to buying and using small unmanned aircraft...more
Last week I attended the International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS) in Arlington, Virginia. An “Ethics and Engineering” panel set forth some interesting questions for those individuals and businesses...more
6/20/2016
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Airspace ,
Broadcasting ,
Commercial Use ,
Drones ,
Environmental Site Assessment ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Motion Picture Industry ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Public Safety ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) responded to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, releasing the list of drone pilots (individual and commercial) who have been fined for flying drones recklessly or...more
Recently, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), through the cooperation of Fitbit, Inc. (Fitbit), released new guidance about wearable health tracker devices called “Toward Privacy Aware Research and Development in...more