EPIC Sues FAA, Challenges Failure to Establish Drone Privacy Safeguards
EPIC has filed suit against the Federal Aviation Administration, arguing the agency failed to establish privacy rules for drones as required by Congress. Congress in 2012 ordered the FAA to issue "comprehensive" rules for drone use. EPIC and more than 100 organizations and experts subsequently urged the FAA to establish privacy protections prior to permitting widespread drone deployment. The FAA denied EPIC's petition. EPIC then sued the agency, but a federal appeals court ruled that EPIC's suit was premature because the agency had not yet issued a final rule and might still consider the privacy concerns raised by EPIC and others. The FAA then proceeded to issue final rules for small drones without privacy safeguards. EPIC is now challenging the agency final rule.
August 23, 2016| Share:
