As lawmakers and the public grow more concerned about drones and their implications for personal privacy, no one seems to know who in the federal government is responsible for tackling the issue.
“At best, we can say it’s unknown at this point,” said Gerald Dillingham, the director of civil aviation issues at the Government Accountability Office.
In testimony to a House subcommittee on Friday morning, Mr. Dillingham was asked which government office, department or agency will have jurisdiction over unmanned aerial systems with respect to Fourth Amendment concerns.
While the Federal Aviation Administration has promised to look into privacy issues, the agency has acknowledged explicitly that it has no legal authority to act.
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