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Drones
Police Employ Predator Drone Spy Planes On Home Front
Ryan Calo, Director of Privacy and Robotics, spoke with the Los Angeles Times Brian Bennett to discuss law enforcements use of drones and how it could potentially push the boundaries of privacy. Read more about Police Employ Predator Drone Spy Planes On Home Front
Domestic Drones: Coming Soon Over A Home Near You?
Ryan Calo, Director of Privacy and Robotics,spoke with MSNBC.com's Sylvia Wood about how "widespread use of drones domestically seems inevitable."
The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing new rules that could make it easier for law enforcement agencies to use drone aircraft in the U.S., raising concerns about privacy at a time when the aircraft are already conducting surveillance missions in some parts of the country. Read more about Domestic Drones: Coming Soon Over A Home Near You?
The Drone Threat To Privacy
Ryan Calo, CIS Director of Privacy and Robotics, is quoted by John Villasenor of Scientific American on how the widespread use of drones may actually help privacy law through a backlash that he thinks will result in increased privacy protections.
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on security and privacy during the age of drone warfare. Part one is available here. Read more about The Drone Threat To Privacy
Increased use of 'personal drones' needs urgent regulation
An excerpt from a blog written by Ryan Calo, CIS Director of Privacy and Robotics, is referenced by Sara Mansoori of The Guardian in regards to how the greatest use of drones can be for surveillance.
The military use of "spy drones" is very well established. United States Air Force drones have now done more than a million "combat hours". Drones have been used by the police in Britain for some time. It is now reported that they are being used for news gathering purposes by News Corporation in the United States. Read more about Increased use of 'personal drones' needs urgent regulation
Robotics As Social And Legal Policy
Ryan Calo, CIS Director of Privacy and Robotics, is mentioned in the following article by Kenneth Anderson, writing for the legal blog, The Volokh Conspiracy, on the recent achievements of robot technology and the differences between "open" and "closed" robots: Read more about Robotics As Social And Legal Policy
In This Sky, The Planes Fly Alone
Fellow Ryan Calo is quoted by Malia Wollan in this New York Times article regarding current privacy concerns for drones and the limitations on both the constitutional and subconstitutional level to deal with them.
A father of five and a professed geek, Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired magazine, is always looking for child-friendly activities that could, he hopes, inculcate his children with techie sensibilities. Read more about In This Sky, The Planes Fly Alone