Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2016, Volume 29, Number 1
Content
- An Overview of Asbestos Litigation in California
- Demystifying Caci
- Editor's Foreword Golden Opportunity:a Fifth California Justice
- Exhibits: Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
- From the Section Chair a Non-Traditional Viewpoint
- Is That Your Final Judgment?
- Keeping Women in Civil Litigation Practice: Making it More Civilized
- Litigation Section Executive Committee Past Chairs
- Masthead
- McDermott On Demand: the Return of Dr.Arbuthnot
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- Table of Contents
- Temporary Judges in California Superior Courts
- Ten Ways to Increase Your Persuasion Skills
- Write Your Papers Like You Try Your Cases
- Privacy Expectations in an Era of Drones
Privacy Expectations in an Era of Drones
By Kristopher Kokotaylo
As unmanned aerial systems, or "drones," proliferate, what expectation of privacy does an individual have related to images that might be captured with these devices? Although the Federal Aviation Administration is tasked with ensuring that drones are operated safely within navigable airspace, the FAA will not be addressing the privacy rights of citizens on the ground. (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, 80 Fed. Reg. 9544, 9552 (Feb. 23, 2015).) State and local governments, however, are moving forward to address privacy concerns. What are the boundaries and limitations for state and local regulation of drone use by private citizens and possible protections against potential invasive drone use?
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