Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-TX) are dissatisfied with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) responses to the representatives’ April inquiry on the ways privacy concerns are being addressed with respect to domestic drones, The Hill reports. The FAA said it “recognizes that there are privacy concerns” but doesn’t require drone operators to follow privacy guidelines, the report states. “It took the FAA five months to answer seven questions,” Barton said. “I wish I could say the responses were worth the wait, but it was clear the agency isn’t focusing enough on privacy.” Meanwhile, a privacy impact assessment on Department of Homeland Security tests of small drones in Oklahoma indicates few privacy concerns, though actual deployment will present them, Fierce Homeland Security reports.
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