The Associated Press covered this week’s hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on the future of drones and privacy. From their report: If Americans’ privacy concerns aren’t addressed first, the benefits of potentially “transformative” drone technology may not be realized, Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor, told the Judiciary Committee. It’s in “everyone’s…
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TSA tested, scrapped program that tracked Bluetooth devices
Scott MacFarlane reports: Lines can be long at airport security. The Transportation Security Administration knows too. Documents obtained by Eyewitness News showed TSA tested a project to measure how long. Sensors in the terminal found Bluetooth devices, honed in on the signals and tracked how long it took people to get through security. An internal…
The Fight Against Secret Surveillance Law Continues: EFF Asks D.C. Circuit to Order Release of Secret Legal Opinion
Mark Rumold of EFF writes: In a brief filed on Friday (PDF), EFF continued its fight against secret surveillance law, asking the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to order the release of a secret opinion of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). The opinion was generated as part of a lengthy Inspector General investigation (PDF) into…
Rep. Markey re-introduces updated drone privacy bill
With tens of thousands of domestic commercial drone licenses expected to be handed out in the coming years, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today introduced updated legislation to ensure standards for informing the public and establish safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals from expanded use of drones….