Policing, Privacy and the Growing Market for UAVs

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When: July 10, 2012
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Earlier this year, Congress passed and President Obama signed a new law instructing the Federal Aviation Administration to rewrite regulations and develop a blueprint to expand the 
use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the skies above the United States.

More recently, the FAA in May completed a revision of its regulations intended to ease and expedite the process for law enforcement certification for flying UAVs as part of a series of milestones under the new law. Ultimately, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 calls on the FAA to fully integrate unmanned systems, including for commercial use, into the national airspace by Sept. 2015.

The law seeks to capitalize on the rapidly developing technology of unmanned systems following the value they demonstrated to the U.S. military in the fight against terrorism and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Department of Homeland Security has used UAVs to patrol borders to curtail illegal immigration. Police officers and firefighters have seen the benefit of UAVs to carry out their respective duties.

The legislation could also expand the use of UAVs in numerous other areas ranging from agriculture to infrastructure monitoring and possibly even aviation cargo, and could be a boost to UAV and defense industries at a time of declining budgets at the Pentagon.

The plan, however, does have its critics. In addition to cameras, UAVs can carry highly sophisticated infrared and imaging technology and wireless network detectors some say could infringe on privacy. Others have expressed public safety concerns and skepticism over whether the technology is sufficiently advanced to avoid mid-air collisions.

Defense Daily will host a webinar July 10, 2012 featuring a panel of professionals and experts from the UAV industry, law enforcement, government and advocacy groups. Defense Daily invites you to join the timely discussion that’s an opportunity to shape the debate about the new law and the viability of the widespread use of UAVs in American airspace.

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Benjamin Miller UAS Program Manager Mesa County Sheriff’s Office Ben is a 12 year veteran of the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and, among other duties, is the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Program Manager.  Two and a half years ago the concept of a UAS program for the MCSO began with Ben and he has been the driving force behind the integration of this program since its conception.  Ben has been very involved with the United States Department of Justice and its coordinating effort to assist the Federal Aviation Administration with regulation regarding the public use of UAS.  Ben has offered guidance to other departments across the country and continues his focus on the integration of UAS by not only his own department, but departments nationwide.  He now manages a team of 6 pilots and has flown numerous Public Safety related missions.
Ben Gielow Government Relations Manager and General Counsel Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
Ben Gielow serves as the primary government relations manager responsible for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the world’s largest non-profit trade association dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems, with more than 7,000 members worldwide.  In this role, Ben works with Members of Congress, their staff, federal regulators, aviation stakeholders, and industry, to expedite the safe integration of UAS into the national airspace system.  Prior to joining AUVSI, Ben worked as legislative counsel for a senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving as the primary advisor on all legislative issues involving transportation, defense, homeland security, judiciary, intelligence, foreign affairs, tax, trade, and agriculture.  While working in the House, Ben ran the Congressional General Aviation Caucus and the House Aerospace Caucus.  Ben also currently serves as the in-house general counsel for AUVSI. Ben got his undergraduate degree from Ohio University, and a law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.  He’s licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia.
Jay Stanley Senior Policy Analyst Speech, Privacy and Technology Project American Civil Liberties Union   Jay Stanley is Senior Policy Analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, where he researches, writes and speaks about technology-related privacy and civil liberties issues and their future.  SPT works to protect and expand the rights of freedom of expression and privacy, actively promoting responsible technology uses that enhance our rights, while opposing invasive uses, such as unnecessary surveillance. Stanley is Editor of the ACLU “Free Future” blog, and has authored and co-authored a variety of influential ACLU reports, including “Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains” (2002), an examination of the confluence of new technology and weakening privacy protections; “The Surveillance Industrial Complex” (2004), which traced the growing intersection between government surveillance and the private sector; “Protecting Privacy From Aerial Surveillance” (2011); as well as numerous other reports, white papers and fact sheets on such topics as network neutrality, scientific freedom, data mining, NSA spying, airline passenger security, video surveillance, face-recognition technology, and the need for new privacy oversight institutions. Stanley frequently represents the ACLU in the media; he has appeared on CNN, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, the Today Show, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, NPR, and many other broadcast outlets. He has been quoted in numerous newspapers including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Before joining the ACLU in 2001, Stanley was an analyst at the technology research firm Forrester, where he focused on Internet related policies, including online privacy, taxation, and antitrust issues, as well as researching political communication via the web. Stanley also served as the American politics editor of Facts on File’s World News Digest, where he covered Congress and presidential politics. Stanley was co-chair of the 2009 Computers, Freedom and Privacy (CFP) conference in Washington DC.  He is a member of the International Advisory Board of London-based Privacy International. Stanley is a graduate of Williams College and holds an M.A. in American History from the University of Virginia.

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