I suppose it was only a matter of time… In the wake of growing public concern over privacy issues, state lawmakers are now considering new laws to regulate the use of unmanned aircraft systems (Drones) within their state. Republican Del. Todd Gilbert, one of Virginia’s most conservative lawmakers, is working with […]
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Mass. Man to Plead in Terror Plot using Model Airplanes
Central Maine’s Morning Sentinel reports that Rezwan Ferdaus has struck a plea agreement with prosecutors. According to court documents filed by prosecutors and attorneys for Ferdaus, the Massachusetts man charged with plotting to fly remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives into the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol plans to plead guilty […]
Continue readingRecent Poll Shows Public Concern Regarding the use of Drones – Split
A recent poll reported by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) regarding the government use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, i.e. Drones, shows significant public concern over privacy issues and potential misuse by law enforcement. However, the poll also shows strong support for what is viewed as legitimate uses […]
Continue readingAbility to “Hijack” civilian Drones adds new Concerns to the UAS Issue
Researchers from the University of Texas recently demonstrated how a civiliam UAS can be easily “spoofed” by jamming it with a fake GPS signal. Professor Todd Humphreys from Austin’s Radionavigation Laboratory concludes that, “Spoofing a GPS receiver on a UAV is just another way of hijacking a plane,” Click the link below to […]
Continue readingFeds take Action against UAS Operations near Alcatraz
Federal authorities from the National Park Service recently cited two individuals for operating a UAS near and around Alcatraz Island. On June 26th the UAS operators were working on a pictorial project involving images of Alcatraz. In doing so, they were taking aerial photographs of the historic location using an […]
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