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2018-09-11 23:10:08 UTC
Date: September 12, 2018 at 7:55:01 AM GMT+9
Subject: Donât shoot down our drones
This is a friendly message from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
When government agencies hide their activities from the public, private drones can be a crucial tool for transparency and oversight. When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) barred photographs and videos of its controversial detention centers, journalists were able to use drones to document abuses at those sites.
But right now, some lawmakers are working to dismantle this powerful reporting tool. A proposed law would give the DHS and the Department of Justice the power to intercept and destroy private drones it considers a âthreat,â with no safeguards ensuring that that power isnât abused.
To make it worse, members of Congress are expected to vote on these powers as part of a routine Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, with no chance for meaningful debate on how best to limit the governmentâs authority to intercept or destroy drones.
We canât hand the right to take over or shoot down private drones to the DHS and DOJ, offices that are already notorious for their hostility to public oversight. Letâs tell Congress to reject the FAA authorization bill unless these powers are stripped from it.
Don't give DHS and DOJ free reign to shoot down private drones
Thank you,
Elliot Harmon
Activism Team
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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-------------------------------------------Subject: Donât shoot down our drones
This is a friendly message from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
When government agencies hide their activities from the public, private drones can be a crucial tool for transparency and oversight. When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) barred photographs and videos of its controversial detention centers, journalists were able to use drones to document abuses at those sites.
But right now, some lawmakers are working to dismantle this powerful reporting tool. A proposed law would give the DHS and the Department of Justice the power to intercept and destroy private drones it considers a âthreat,â with no safeguards ensuring that that power isnât abused.
To make it worse, members of Congress are expected to vote on these powers as part of a routine Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, with no chance for meaningful debate on how best to limit the governmentâs authority to intercept or destroy drones.
We canât hand the right to take over or shoot down private drones to the DHS and DOJ, offices that are already notorious for their hostility to public oversight. Letâs tell Congress to reject the FAA authorization bill unless these powers are stripped from it.
Don't give DHS and DOJ free reign to shoot down private drones
Thank you,
Elliot Harmon
Activism Team
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Support our work to defend free speech and transparency
About EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading organization protecting civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, we defend free speech online, fight illegal surveillance, promote the rights of digital innovators, and work to ensure that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are enhanced, rather than eroded, as our use of technology grows. EFF is a member-supported organization. Find out more at https://eff.org.
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