Drones & Aerial Surveillance

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

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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?

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

December 15, 2024

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• Privacy Laws

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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

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

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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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