Dave Farber
2018-09-12 03:01:11 UTC
Date: September 12, 2018 at 11:47:33 GMT+9
Subject: Re: [IP] Donât shoot down our drones
A different view on the situation -- the issue is not the drones, it's the access and the photography.
I think it's deplorable that drones are not banned from private property. If someone is flying a drone in my back yard looking into my windows, I can apparently get arrested for capturing or disabling it. This seems to be a quirk of legacy airspace restrictions that have not been thoughtfully revisited with drones in mind.
So I'm all for government transparency, and perhaps we need legislation providing access to government facilities to the press. But drones are poorly regulated and what regulations do exist are not enforced. So it's ok with me if we get legislation restricting where drones can go, IF AND ONLY IF those protections are available to everyone. I object in general, as well as in this instance, to my government exempting itself from rules that apply to everyone else.
We should get this worked out before there's a steady stream of delivery drones shortcutting through my yard.
In other words, they should set some sensible restrictions on where drones can fly -- and apply those rules to everyone, everywhere.
They also need to provide access to government sites within reasonable limits (no photography of minor children, security mechanisms, classified materials, ...)
Mary
Mary Shaw
-------------------------------------------Subject: Re: [IP] Donât shoot down our drones
A different view on the situation -- the issue is not the drones, it's the access and the photography.
I think it's deplorable that drones are not banned from private property. If someone is flying a drone in my back yard looking into my windows, I can apparently get arrested for capturing or disabling it. This seems to be a quirk of legacy airspace restrictions that have not been thoughtfully revisited with drones in mind.
So I'm all for government transparency, and perhaps we need legislation providing access to government facilities to the press. But drones are poorly regulated and what regulations do exist are not enforced. So it's ok with me if we get legislation restricting where drones can go, IF AND ONLY IF those protections are available to everyone. I object in general, as well as in this instance, to my government exempting itself from rules that apply to everyone else.
We should get this worked out before there's a steady stream of delivery drones shortcutting through my yard.
In other words, they should set some sensible restrictions on where drones can fly -- and apply those rules to everyone, everywhere.
They also need to provide access to government sites within reasonable limits (no photography of minor children, security mechanisms, classified materials, ...)
Mary
Mary Shaw
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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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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