While the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is regulated in various ways across the globe, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still tightly controls their use in the U.S. Currently, only law enforcement operations and certain educational institutions, or those who’ve expressly received clearance, are allowed to use what have commonly come to be referred to as “drones.” However, CNN reports, the FAA approved six research sites in late December at which it will test the best ways in which to safely, and with consideration for privacy, bring UAVs into “the heavily used U.S. airspace.” In this roundup for The Privacy Advisor, we look at the latest news in the use of UAVs from the holiday season.
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