In the past few years, many states have proposed or passed laws regulating the usage of drones. These laws generally fall into two distinct categories: those that regulate the government’s use of drones and those that regulate civilian uses for drones. A majority of states, such as Florida, passed laws that prohibited state law enforcement […]
UK Drone Decisions While the United States debates the role of the drone programs, we sometimes forget that we are not the only nation with military drones currently in use. The advocacy group Reprieve has made motions to bring a lawsuit against the Reaper squadron operated by the RAF if they will not make it […]
For the past ten years now, the United States has been involved in a campaign using drones to target and kill individuals, largely run and controlled by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The government has also been involved in supporting similar programs in other nations such as Yemen and Somalia. These programs have become the […]
This is a release from the EFF about the ruling from an LA court in a case brought by the ACLU and EFF asking for the release of a week’s worth of recordings. Though not directly related to drones, it is related to technology and society and is worth a read. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/secrecy-trumps-public-debate-new-ruling-las-license-plate-readers