Tag: Drones

The White House is having talks about technology. We think human rights must be the center of those conversations.

Stakeholders in the U.S. sought consensus on drone privacy, but put forth weak standards riddled with loopholes.

Amendments to a bill now before the U.S. Congress represent a first step toward creating privacy rules for the use of drones. Access Now supports this effort, and urges Congress to approve the amendments.

Today, President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum addressing the increased development and use of drones within the United States. Among other things, the memorandum, which has the force of law, requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to develop a multistakeholder process for the creation of non-binding rules governing commercial drone use. The NTIA will collaborate with businesses and civil society organizations to develop the guidelines, which must be drafted to adequately address threats to privacy and free expression posed by the public use of the technology, particularly the unique challenges of drones as mobile internet service platforms.