Category: Legal
Elk Grove Police Introduces First Responder Drones
New Program to Enhance Emergency Response Times and Efficiency The Elk Grove Police Department in California is set to launch a new program that will [more…]
Drones Play Key Role in Exposing Alleged Pollution at Ship-Breaking Site
Senior Citizen’s Daily Drone Flights Spark Legal Battle In a David and Goliath-like battle, Mary Reynolds, a 73-year-old retiree from Vancouver Island, has won a [more…]
State Supreme Court Declines to Hear Chula Vista Police Drone Case, Potentially Opening Door for Public Access to Some Footage
The California Supreme Court has denied the city of Chula Vista’s request to review a lower court ruling that could require the Police Department to [more…]
China Uses Drone Surveillance to Harass Foreign Journalists
A recent report by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) has shed light on the increasing surveillance and harassment faced by foreign journalists working [more…]
The Case Against Drone Delivery: Why Amazon and Walmart Should Abandon Their Airborne Ambitions
In a recent opinion piece published by Bloomberg, the author, Leticia Miranda argues that despite the allure of drone delivery, it has proven to be [more…]
Drone News: Drone Shop Owner Arrested for Flights, Baltimore Bridge TFR, Avata 2 Release and More?
Welcome to our weekly UAS News Update, and we have three stories for you this week. A drone shop owner gets arrested for prison drops. [more…]
Near-Miss Incident Raises Concerns Over Drone Safety
British Airways Flight Narrowly Avoids Collision with Drone at 10,000 Feet A British Airways flight carrying around 180 passengers recently experienced a close call with [more…]
Two Men Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle Drugs into Prison with Drone
In a brazen attempt to smuggle Contraband into a West Tennessee prison, two men were apprehended by the Bells Police Department on Wednesday night. The [more…]
St. Louis Enacts Law Regulating Commercial Surveillance Drones
On Tuesday, St. Louis Mayor signed into law a bill aimed at regulating the use of commercial surveillance drones in the city. The legislation, proposed [more…]
Sky Rivals: The DJI Air 3 and Cogito Specta Air Face-off
In the rapidly evolving drone market, two aerial contenders, the DJI Air 3 and the Cogito Specta Air, recently underwent a comprehensive comparison by Chris [more…]
