Google’s Workspace for Education will require school administrators to independently approve all integrated third-party applications their students use. Users under 18 cannot use their Google accounts to access thirdparty...more
11/14/2023
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COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Educational Institutions ,
FERPA ,
Google ,
Minor Children ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Students ,
Terms of Service ,
Third-Party
Recently, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced its new initiative in investigating the data privacy practices of connected vehicle (CV) manufacturers and the related technologies. Generally, the CPPA will...more
8/18/2023
/ Automation Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Connected Cars ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Innovative Technology ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Privacy Concerns
The City Council of Chula Vista, California (in the San Diego metropolitan area), announced a new policy governing how city law enforcement can use technology to protect residents from data collected by surveillance...more
INRIX, a company that provides location-based data analytics, has been collecting, analyzing, and selling aggregated vehicle, traffic, and parking data for over 17 years. Now, after the Roe v. Wade decision, INRIX is under...more
7/22/2022
/ Abortion ,
Analytics ,
Consumer Information ,
Data Collection ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Geolocation ,
Healthcare ,
Location Data ,
Location Privacy ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personal Data ,
Planned Parenthood ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade
Easy Aerial, creator of military grade drone-in-a box solutions, recently presented its plans for the New York Soteria Project with a goal of putting an “eye in the sky” to enhance security across New York City. Easy Aerial...more
Police across the United States are increasingly relying on emerging technologies to make their jobs more efficient and to increase public safety. Police are using drones, license plate readers, gunshot detection systems and...more
This week, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, and Tom Cotton (as well as Congress member Elise Stefanik, who introduced parallel legislation) introduced the Countering CCP Drones Act in an effort to add DJI, a Chinese...more
2/18/2022
/ China ,
Covered Products ,
Data Collection ,
Drones ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Imports ,
Innovative Technology ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
US Trade Policies
Every year, technology is used in new and inventive ways, and drone holiday light shows seem to be making their way into some cities’ and towns’ holiday traditions....more
A lawsuit filed in North Carolina claims that, under the First Amendment, surveyors cannot stop drone operators from selling photos taken from above and making maps....more
A new commercial has hit the airwaves in Israel. It begins with a door swinging open to reveal a beautiful seaside patio with a couple awaiting their dinners as a voiceover says, “How much have we missed going out with...more
Last week, the Executive Order on Protecting the United States from Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) expanded the U.S.-China drone controversy to North Korea, Iran, and Russia....more
1/28/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Commercial Use ,
Drones ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
National Security ,
North Korea ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Russia ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Texas’ drone law, the “Use of Unmanned Aircraft,” is being challenged by press organizations and photographers for alleged violations of the First Amendment. The law prohibits the capture of images of a person or property...more
Ballot Question 1 in Massachusetts, if passed in November, would require car manufacturers that sell cars equipped with telematics systems (i.e., a method of monitoring a vehicle by combining a GPS system with on-board...more
In a letter submitted last month to the chairmen and ranking members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its aviation subcommittee, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association...more
12/6/2019
/ Airspace ,
Commercial Use ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
In Hartford, Connecticut the police department plans to deploy drones throughout Hartford neighborhoods, however, the Hartford City Council seeks to oversee the use of drones by law enforcement including the type of equipment...more
People don’t think of their cars as IoT devices. Our cars are increasingly more connected by Wi-Fi, what does that mean for data collection about the driver? Our cars are collecting much more data than you think. ...more
On October 12, 2018, Pennsylvania approved a new law that imposes criminal penalties on individuals who use drone to spy on others. The law takes effect in 60 days....more
According to recent documents made public by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) IBM has applied for a patent for a system that would use distributed ledger technology to address privacy and security concerns...more
9/28/2018
/ Airspace ,
Blockchain ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drones ,
IBM ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Security Controls ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
USPTO
New model legislation introduced by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (Uniform Law Commission) seeks to give property owners the right to the airspace above their property from 200 feet and below....more
7/26/2018
/ Airspace ,
Aviation Industry ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Part 107 ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Property Owners ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Market ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Trespass ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
CYBERSECURITY -
South Carolina Enacts Insurance Data Security Act -
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Insurance Data Security Act into law on May 3, 2018. The law, parts of which become...more
5/25/2018
/ Airspace ,
Ballot Measures ,
Cell Phones ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Drones ,
Information Technology ,
Location Data ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government
Last week, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (Committee) to enforce the open government obligations of the Committee....more
Imagine that you are sitting in your backyard and a drone flies overhead. It hovers. The camera adjusts and looks right at you. Then it flies away. ...more
On January 25, 2018, oral arguments were heard in Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) v. the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) case by a D.C. Circuit panel. The court questioned EPIC’s standing to contest the...more
Last week, the New Jersey state assembly passed legislation, Assembly Bill 520 (the Bill), that provides for fines and prison terms for individuals convicted of unsafe and/or prohibited unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drone)...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was served with an 836,796-person lawsuit last week alleging wrongful collection of personal data and money under unmanned aerial system (UAS or drone) regulations....more