Drones

Deeplinks Blog by Parker Higgins | February 2, 2015

Who Really Owns Your Drones?

If there's anything creepier than a drone flying up to your home and peering through your window, it's the thought of your technology—your cellphone, laptop camera, car radio, or even an implanted medical device—being turned on you for an even more intimate view of your private life. But the reaction...

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Deeplinks Blog by Dia Kayyali | December 8, 2014

Obama’s Plan for Better Policing: The Good, the Bad, and the Body Cameras

You may be shocked to hear that EFF doesn't think technology is a solution to every problem. That includes problems with the police and with public safety. And, as we’ve pointed out when it comes to drones and other types of local surveillance, we think adoption of new...

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Deeplinks Blog by Parker Higgins | September 18, 2014

Tell Governor Brown: No Warrantless Drones For California Cops

An important California bill that would require warrants for law enforcement use of drones is currently sitting on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk. Unfortunately, there’s no guarantee that Gov. Brown will sign AB 1327, which passed the California legislature this August. EFF has long held that a warrant requirement is...

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Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | July 2, 2013

Customs & Border Protection Considered Weaponizing Drones

A Customs & Border Protection (CBP) report, released in response to EFF’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the agency, shows CBP has considered adding weapons to its domestic Predator drones.
The report, titled “Concept of Operations for CBP’s Predator B Unmanned Aircraft...

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Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch, Trevor Timm | March 12, 2013

Sunshine Week: The Year in Drones

It’s been a busy year for EFF’s Transparency Project (read our greatest hits here), but no issue has occupied us, and garnered more attention with the public, than our work on domestic drones.
Since EFF started sounding the alarm about domestic drones in late 2011, the issue...

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Document | August 20, 2012

City of Herrington, Kansas — Drone Records

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Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | August 16, 2012

These Drones Are Made For Watchin'

(Special thanks to EFF Intern Max Mishkin for his help with this blog post)
EFF recently received a trove of documents from the FAA in response to our Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, offering new insights into the public and private use of drones in...