Tuesday, March 18, 2014

U.S. Senator And Chairperson Of The U.S. Intelligence Committee Chairperson Feinstein Wants Drones Regulated After One Flew Up To Her Window

‘I’m in my home ... and I go to peek out the window and there’s a drone facing me,’ Sen. Diane Feinstein said on ‘60 Minutes.’ CBS

Toy Helicopter Helped Change Feinstein’s Mind About Surveillance Drones -- RT

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) now says she has some serious privacy concerns about domestic drones, but it might have been nothing more than a children’s toy that put her over the edge.

Feinstein — who also serves as the head of the US Senate Intelligence Committee — has since last year been advocating for her congressional colleagues to implement privacy safeguards to protect Americans from any potential surveillance threats brought on by the small, unmanned aerial vehicles expected to soon invade local airspace.

“The administration is looking at a rules playbook as to how these won’t be used and how they will be used,” Feinstein told MSNBC a year ago this month. “So it’s a very complicated subject of new technology and I think we have to take a pause and get it right.”

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More News On U.S. Senator Feinstein's Push To Regulate Drones

Sen. Feinstein calls for regulation after drone spies on her through window -- UPI
Feinstein wants drones regulated -- Politico
Sen. Dianne Feinstein pushes for drone regulation after one flies up to her window -- New York Daily News
There's a drone facing me -- The Hill

My Comment: This is so true of this Senator .... The Feinstein rule: Spying is fine until it happens to you -- David Horsey, CBS


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