Category: Virginia

 Why Many State and Local Drone Laws Will Not Fly  Part One in a Series on Federal Preemption – Mark Del Bianco The explosive growth in commercial and hobbyist use of drones (a/k/a unmanned aircraft or UAs) is creating fears among citizens and state and local officials about invasions of privacy and

Recently the Virginia General Assembly passed a number of bills related to privacy and new technology. Among the bills is one requiring police to obtain a warrant before using a drone for surveillance. As technology increases and privacy has the potential to decrease, it is telling that the Virginia General Assembly realizes