The rising use of drones is no longer a piece of science fiction. The “technology is here, today and now,” writes Future of Privacy Forum Policy Counsel Joseph Jerome, CIPP/US. In fact, Jerome recently acquired a drone of his own, giving him first-hand experience observing how individuals react to the technology. “As drones get smaller, more sophisticated and have longer flight times, the technology will become a flash point for debates about what privacy expectations individuals can expect in public,” he writes. In this post for Privacy Perspectives, Jerome argues that “seriously addressing privacy concerns will go a long way to ensuring the successful takeoff” of the drone ecosystem, which has great economic potential. Once such solution, he contends, is the upcoming National Telecommunications and Industry Administration multi-stakeholder effort aimed at creating best practices for the technology.
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