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  • EPIC, Coalition Urge Congress to Include Privacy and Civil Liberties Protections In Any Future Counter-Drone Authority Legislation

    May 20, 2025

    EPIC, the Center for Democracy & Technology, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the American Civil Liberties Union submitted a joint statement ahead of today’s Senate Hearing

    • Drones & Aerial Surveillance

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  • Mass Hysteria Over Drones Flying in the Night Sky? It Didn’t Have to Be This Way

    December 20, 2024

    Recent nighttime drone sightings in New Jersey and other places have gained national attention because of the mystery that surrounds the drones—Who is flying them? What are the drones doing? Why are the drones appearing now?

    • Drones & Aerial Surveillance

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  • MSNBC: The New Jersey drone scare is a privacy wake-up call

    December 15, 2024

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  • Smart Cities Dive: Commercial drone use to expand as FAA approves remotely piloted operations

    September 8, 2023

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  • EPIC, Coalition Oppose Overbroad Counter-Drone Bill

    July 25, 2023

    EPIC and a coalition of human rights, civil liberties, and civil rights organizations have come out in opposition to S.1631, The Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.

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  • Innovation Origins: The dark side of drones: how Bond villain tech became affordable for all

    April 10, 2023

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  • FOX 6 Milwaukee: Law enforcement drones; privacy questions over ‘eye in the sky’

    November 28, 2022

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  • WKRC: Ups and Downs: Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office replacing helicopters with drones

    September 28, 2022

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  • Bloomberg Government: NFL Fears ‘Nefarious’ Drones, Seeks Law to Thwart Stadium Risks

    September 8, 2022

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  • Analysis: The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa (Part 4 of 6)

    August 25, 2022

    The spread of smart cities is a key area facilitating the spread of Chinese surveillance technology globally. Simply put, the smart city is a computational model of urban planning that purports to optimize operational efficacy and promote economic activity by utilizing Information and Communication Technology (ICT).  In 2018, the Kenyatta administration in Kenya announced the launch of the National Broadband Strategy, which was designed to advance access to broadband, but also serve as a foundational policy framework to implement smart city technology.

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