Eyes in the sky, concerns on the ground

• Main Authors: CHEN, Siyuan, CHOW, Zi En
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Defense and Security Studies; Science and Technology Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2442; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4400/viewcontent/Eyes_in_the_sky__concerns_on_the_ground.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In the last few years, drones have literally taken flight in our skies, over our parks, our beaches –and even over our homes. Aerial imaging enthusiasts are thrilled about their impact, while thosewho have privacy concerns may have some reservations.But while consumer-level drones do not make the best spies – they’re noisy, conspicuous, have ashort battery-life, are vulnerable to jamming and have limited telephoto capability – this maychange over time. With that in mind, we need to consider whether the existing causes of actionprovide any relief in law and, if they do not, how governments can regulate drones in a way thatachieves a positive public impact by striking the right balance between their innovation, recreationand protection.