Who Could Spot Drone Regulations?

For example, many Instagram users and YouTube bloggers use drones to record all of their videos for them. The more expensive and high tech ones don’t even need a remote controller to navigate; they instead just locate and follow the person, and are barely limited to where they can go. This presents an issue in today’s world because just like the planes flying over Lee Causby’s farm and dwelling, these drones are flying over people’s properties. In fact, in January 2016, a drone owner, David Boggs, filed a federal lawsuit, “in hopes of having the courts define the rights of aircraft operators versus property owners with respect to unmanned aerial vehicles” after his neighbor shot down the drone. Attorneys for David Boggs filed a complaint for declaratory judgment and damages in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky nearly six months after the man’s drone was brought down by a shotgun-wielding neighbor, William Merideth. “Police initially cited Mr. Merideth with charges of criminal mischief and wanton endangerment for admittedly firing three blasts from his shotgun after he spotted the drone above his property last July, but Bullitt County Judge Rebecca Ward later dismissed those charges after concluding there had been an invasion of privacy and that Mr. Merideth was in the

When the topic of drones is brought up, some may think they are not among us and are objects of the future, while others may have one that they’ve built themselves and put to use already. Drones are being talked about more and more but not necessarily all for good reasons. The reading titled “From the Eyes of a Drone” by Tomas van Houtryve touches upon how drones affect surveillance, photography, and use for weapons. In a BBC article, “Drones: What Are They and How Do They Work?” the author goes into specific detail on how the United States is planning to use drones for the military. If regular drone use becomes a normality in society, it is true that amazing photography will be a positive outcome but what about privacy? Drones can aid the military as well, but if they are released for the general public to use on the daily things may get out of control. While drones can impact several aspects of life positively, they can create even more harm than one may think.

Have you heard of a flying robot? Sounds cool, but what if it invaded your privacy or affected your safety, perhaps even caused warfare, would you feel safe? According to author Patricia Smith, in her article “Invasion of the Drones”, she writes that drones are causing major concerns with their different capabilities. However, this may be so, but some may find drones to be useful working with. If you are in the privacy of your own home you would not want someone spying on you with a camera drone, just as one Australia resident was horrified after finding photos of herself from a drone, as Smith wrote in her article (Smith, 2015). Safety is the concern of most countries, there have been many situations surrounding the use of drones that were

Today the use of drones has moved beyond military and recreational use and has emerged as a trending topic of conversation within both the private sector, commercial, and military realms (Bowden, 2013). Drone piloting has also become quite the topic of controversy due to military drone pilots taking non-traditional routes to achieve pilot certification. Military application has changed the landscape of foreign policy has augmented our military’s reach across the globe with the use of drones on the battlefield (Cole, 2014). As far as commercial uses drones are now augmented the way we deliver packages and cultivate vast amounts of farm (Senger, 2013). Even surveying of lands has changed with the adaptive technology drones utilize to map land features. The influx of drones in the public and private sector now has the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

In the United States, domestic drones are gaining popularity and have the potential to do many things, good or bad. The drones are publicly available for a very cheap cost and are capable installing software or devices that take live video streaming, video recording, have infrared cameras, heat sensors, GPS, sensors that detect movement, automated license plate readers, and, in the close future, facial recognition technology linked to the FBI’s biological database. These capabilities make drones either a very real threat or one of the best law enforcement technologies out

Imagine being able to fly through the sky with nothing more than a remote control and a camera. This sounds pretty futuristic but the future is here with the new consumer drones with capabilities such as GPS, auto stabilizing cameras and advanced electronics to make the future a reality. But how safe are these drones to consumers concerning privacy and public safety? Though these drones have improved consumer life, their safety to consumer privacy and public safety is a major issue of concern. The research will establish that these consumer drones are basically harmless, unless they land in the wrong hands.

Trespassing in person in the US is defined as being as knowingly entering onto someone else’s property without their explicit permission (Trespass, n.d.). Trespassing charges vary based on state and local government laws, but all states take the additional privacy invasion associated with drones very seriously. Currently, states generally prosecute to the fullest extent of the law for drone trespassing charges, in an attempt to ward off malicious drone use before it starts. Invasion of personal privacy with a drone should involve a heavy legal punishment, as a discouragement to all who are thinking about trying it (Schoen & Tooshi, 2012). Personal privacy in a private citizen own home is one of the basic rights of US

There is an ongoing debate over local law enforcement’s ability to use domestic drones to aid in operations. Domestic drones or UAVs , Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, have the potential to carry out many tasks like surveillance or riot control. Imagine a scenario where there is a possible bomb threat. A drone could be used for the good to investigate the area instead of using law enforcement officer whose lives could potentially be in danger. On the other hand there is the issue of armed drones that could lead to the abuse of power.

A lot of the discussions we've had in class have led me to believe that in a few years, drones will become a normal part of our society. It will no longer be odd or a special occasion to have an Amazon drone drop a package off at our front door. People won't flip out when a drone affixed with a camera might accidentally fly into their backyard. On the contrary to that, if a drone is legitimately being used to spy on someone, those type of cases will be a lot more common.

Aside technological advances in terrorist attacks, local police departments have found new ways to help with security, but have hurt the people’s privacy. Drones, are the new tool in fighting crime in Los Angeles, California. The Drones or also known as “small Unarmed Ariel Systems” have flown one since the beginning of this year. (Mather, 2017) Many of the native Los Angeles residence have complained about having a drone recording over their homes. One lawyer states “The history of this department is of starting off with supposedly good intentions about the new toys that it gets… only to them get too tempted by what they can doo with those toys.” Yes, the technology is great it will help crime, and give street patrol units an “eagle eye” on the city that they love, and protect. On the other hand, there will always be the desire to use the technology to other advantages. Instead of building a tall fence from your curious neighbor to the right or left you will also need to block on top from the police.

In this paper I will be discussing, analyzing, explaining, and showcasing the various benefits to society and problematic issues that arise with the continued increase in usage. More specifically, I will be writing about the legal and ethical, security, and social issue stemming from drones and small robots in our current society.

Drones, also known as, unarmed aerial vehicles have become a popular piece of technology used today in the United States, and around the world in general as well. Law enforcement is one of fields that has been using drones for many reasons, and because of it, much concern has been at the forefront of drone usage. Whether it be surveillance, data storage, or privacy concerns, drones have been used to help enforce laws, solve crime cases, and even prevent crimes from happening [1]. Despite the potential positive impacts that it could have on society, a large number of people still feel insecure and label drone usage as somewhat unethical [2]. This paper will analyze the ethicality of drone usage and explain the positive and

Drones are extremely invasive from a privacy standpoint, especially when carrying cameras. The pilot can be miles away from the drone, and still able to see everything private citizens do in the comfort of their own home. This idea of lack of privacy, especially in the United States where privacy is a legal, constitutional right, is very frightening to many.

“State lawmakers approved a bill this year that specifies that flying a drone over or near any house, occupied vehicle or other place where one may reasonably expect to be safe from uninvited intrusion or surveillance is a form of harassment that could be considered stalking”(Fifield). In accordance with the previous statement “Since of 2013, 12 laws related to privacy protections from other residents, 21 laws imposing restrictions on law enforcement and 13 laws imposing criminal penalties on drone misuse, such as stalking, according to NCSL” (Fifield). During that time, the number of drones in use is skyrocketing, especially for personal use. “As of May, there were about 459,400 registered drones for hobbyists and about 8,400 registered drones for non-hobbyists in the U.S., according to the Federal Aviation Administration's online database. That compares to 325,000 in February, when the FAA first released the data”(Fifield). As technology changes, with law enforcement often getting their hands on new technology privacy-related bills will keep coming. According to Fifield, “bills were proposed in at least 18 states this year that would have restricted law enforcement's use of license plate readers. And Illinois passed a law that will restrict law enforcement's use of stingrays, cellphone surveillance devices that can be used to collect locations and identifying information of cellphones in the area”. Overall, this article explains in great detail the issue which is

With all these issues in mind, one has to question when and how the government steps in to take control of the situation. Currently, the Federal government has set some regulations and laws pertaining to domestic drones but they are weak and hard to implement. There is no way to enforce the rules and even if there are violations, it is close to impossible to track them. The many issues surrounding drones in the domestic airspace are a reason there needs to be stronger regulations set by the government in order