North Carolina Board Threatens Private Drone Mapmakers Because They Aren't Licensed 'Surveyors'
Technological innovation makes gathering visual land data easier and cheaper—and threatens an industry’s status quo.
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Government Drone Overflights May Violate Fourth Amendment, Trigger Exclusionary Rule
An interesting Michigan appellate decision.
Drone Photography Potentially Protected by First Amendment
So a district court suggests in a challenge to a Texas statute that limits drone photography that "surveil[s]" private property—but that exempts similar surveillance by academics and certain others,
Still Waiting for Drone Deliveries
At the end of August, the FAA finally gave Amazon approval for its Prime Air drone delivery fleet.
When Drones Deliver Human Organs
Imagine skies filled with drones carrying kidneys and livers, on their way to save the lives of people awaiting transplants. The future is here!
Peace Candidate Donald Trump Threatens Massive Retaliation Against Iran in Response to Rumored Assassination Plot
The president promised that any attack by Iran against the United States would be met with a response "1,000 times greater in magnitude!"
Feds Finally Give Amazon Permission for Drone Deliveries in the U.S.
America has been lagging behind other countries.
Trump Said 'You Don't Have To Drop Bombs on Everybody.' He's Right.
The president’s accidental vision of a war-free second term.
Coronavirus Pandemic Paving the Way for Drone Delivery Services
The government granted a temporary waiver allowing drone-based deliveries of medical supplies in North Carolina. That shouldn't end when the pandemic does.
Community Anger Shuts Down Connecticut City's Plan To Use Drones for Coronavirus Monitoring
Westport won’t be using tech to monitor people’s body temperatures or whether they’re properly social distancing.
Feds Ground 800 Drones Over Fears About Chinese-Made Tech
But without specifying an actual cybersecurity risk, the policy comes off looking like a wasteful protectionist maneuver that will likely put human pilots back in riskier situations.
U.S. Air Strike Kills Iranian Military Leader Qassim Suleimani
Killing the longtime chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard can't be good for avoiding another Middle Eastern war.
Sen. Mike Lee Would Let You Decide if Drones Can Fly Less Than 200 Feet Above Your House
The Drone Integration and Zoning Act seeks to expand private property rights and give localities more say in airspace regulation.
Drone Strike in Afghanistan Results in Deaths of 30 Civilian Pine Nut Farmers
The war on terror leaves more dead civilians in its wake.
The U.S. Shouldn't Rush to War With Iran Over Saudi Oilfield Attack
Open warfare between Iran and Saudi Arabia would be far worse than this weekend's attacks.
He Helped Reveal How U.S. Drone Strikes Were Killing Innocents. The Feds Just Charged Him With Espionage.
Another intelligence analyst who leaked important information to the public is treated like a traitor.
Google Launches a Drone Delivery Service in Australia
Get food, coffee, medicine, and golf balls (if your aim is just that bad).
More Drones, More Bombs, More Deaths—Our Machine of Military Intervention Grinds On
A soldier died in Afghanistan over the Thanksgiving holiday. Why are we still there?
No More Vietnam Syndrome
If only the lessons of Vietnam, or even of Iraq, would actually stick.
Can DHS Shoot Down Citizen Drones? House Votes Today: Reason Roundup
Plus: why Gary Johnson will be good for the Senate, "toxic culture" at the TSA, the dismissal of an anti-FOSTA lawsuit, and a new economic freedom index.
You Might Have a 'Uniquely Compelling' Reason to Find Out Whether Your Government Has Placed You on a Kill List
Bilal Abdul Kareem has been nearly droned in Syria five times already. A federal judge agrees his lawsuit over the matter can proceed.
You'll Soon Be Able to Manufacture Anything You Want and Governments Will Be Powerless to Stop It
From DIY guns to designer drugs, classic-car parts, and human livers, 3D printing promises a dynamic and uncontrollable world.
Chicago Mayor Pushes for Police Drone Surveillance of Public Gatherings
Rahm Emanuel wants to do the thing that critics of drone surveillance fear most.
The Trump Administration Is Not Bothering to Estimate Civilian Drone Deaths
Obama's shamefully weak stab at transparency has been abandoned.
Cops Will Use Drones to Monitor Traffic at Coachella
"We want people to come here and have a good time and to feel safe."
Countering the Threat of the Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence
Are smart Roombas booby-trapped with bombs in our future?
Florida Cops Used Drones to Foil a Suicide Attempt
Cop tech can facilitate better policing, but it urgently needs more oversight.
Deploy the Taco Copters! Trump Administration Looks to Loosen Drone Regulations
The Department of Transportation will experiment with expanding what commercial uses are allowed.
Let Police Operate Drones for Emergencies—but with Full Transparency
Activists fear secret surveillance. Push for firmly enforced rules instead of bans.
Thanks, Obama, for That Unaccountable System of Deadly Drone Strikes!
Now that it's in Trump's hands, even the illusion of responsibility is fading.
Drone Registry Repeal a Victory for Permissionless Innovation
Hobbyists freed from shackles of new FAA regulations.
An App to Track Drone Strikes Lasted Less Than a Day Before Apple Yanked It
Data journalist details five-year fight to make information more available.
The Future of War Under President Donald Trump Looks Like a Swarm of Drones
Reports show possible loosening of restrictions on strikes, more CIA participation.
Lady Gaga Halftime Drone Show Was Pre-Taped Due to FAA Regulations
FAA regulations thwart progress on drone use
Drone Strike in Yemen Likely First of Trump Administration
The global war on terror never missed a beat.
Obama Administration's 2016 U.S. Kill Count Outside "Hostile Areas" at 432 to 442, Including Just 1 'Non-Combatant'
Official government count of "non-combatant" deaths under Obama is between 66 and 118. Other estimates are north of 400.
The Media's Obama-Sycophancy and Disinterest in Robot Wars: The New Fifth Column
Thaddeus Russell delivers the foreign-policy outrage, correctives on progressives' carceral policies, and an anguished review of Hamilton.
Weaponized Drones and the Second Amendment
Do Americans have a constitutional right to own and use armed drones for self-defense?
Obama's Outgoing Attitude on War and Terrorism: Do as He Says, Not as He Did
A speech on respecting rule of law and transparency from an administration that did neither.
President Obama Just Made it Easier For Donald Trump to Wage War
Obama's legacy of expanding executive branch power now includes "limitless targeting" anywhere in the world.
President Trump + Military Drones = What, Exactly?
The president-elect has said he wants to continue with strikes against terrorists, but to what degree?
Death from Above
Whistleblowers reveal the truth about the drone war to a nation that struggles to listen.
University of North Dakota Offers Class on Starting Your Own Drone Business
Students even get a chance to pitch to investors.
The Future is Now: Chipotle (With Help From Google) Will Deliver Burritos Via Drone
Great accomplishment in the history of human flight, or the greatest accomplishment in the history of human flight?
New FAA Drone Rules Kick In, But Drone-based Deliveries Still Grounded
We'll have to keep dreaming about the day the Tacocopter will forever change the way humans fulfill their cravings for Mexican food.