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Keep Your Eyes On Eyes In The Sky, Hillary B. Farber Jan 2014

Keep Your Eyes On Eyes In The Sky, Hillary B. Farber

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To date, eight states have passed bills regulating domestic drone use by government and private individuals. This leaves us with a question: If a city of more than 60,000 residents and a global company with a customer base in the hundreds of millions are racing to the sky, how are we as a commonwealth of 6.6 million to truly launch ourselves into the debate and protect what little privacy we have left?


Your View: ‘Do Not Track’ Should Apply To Drivers, Too, Hillary B. Farber Jan 2014

Your View: ‘Do Not Track’ Should Apply To Drivers, Too, Hillary B. Farber

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Location tracking data can reveal quite a bit of information about a person when it is all pieced together. Just by knowing where and when a person frequents certain places we can know about his/her recreational habits, religious affiliations, professional affiliations, relationship status, personal health and hygiene, social preferences and contacts, and so much more. That is why it is so important to regulate the use of location tracking technology. There are a variety of efforts afoot to rein in government use of such technology – this op-ed is concerned with automated license plate readers.


Eyes In The Sky: Constitutional And Regulatory Approaches To Domestic Drone Deployment, Hillary B. Farber Jan 2013

Eyes In The Sky: Constitutional And Regulatory Approaches To Domestic Drone Deployment, Hillary B. Farber

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This article begins with a current look at the deployment of drones domestically, both in terms of their use and the procedure for attaining approval for flight. Part II examines the capabilities of drones. Part III considers the Supreme Court's current Fourth Amendment jurisprudence and its application to law enforcement's use of drones. Part IV reviews existing and proposed federal and state regulation of drones. Part V offers constitutional and legislative prescriptions for regulating drones.


Security Vs. Privacy: Reframing The Debate, Shaun B. Spencer Jan 2002

Security Vs. Privacy: Reframing The Debate, Shaun B. Spencer

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This essay explores several dimensions of the debate between security and privacy that accompanies many anti-terrorism and law enforcement proposals.