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Wesselhöft Study to Focus on Drones and Privacy
Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:17:55 CDT
The issue of personal privacy has been in the news the past few months, including the matter of drone usage in domestic airspace for surveillance purposes.
To tackle the issue in regards to how the usage of UAVs - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - impacts Oklahomans, Rep. Paul Wesselhöft is holding an interim study on the subject.
The "Drones and Privacy" interim study will he held on Sept 26, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 412C of the state Capitol. There will be a one-hour lunch break at Noon.
The study will investigate how UAV usage impacts current laws in statute and the state Constitution.
"This study will address the issue of what impact, if any, privacy protections would have on the economic and public safety benefits that coincide with the growth of the UAV industry in Oklahoma," Rep. Wesselhöft said. "But the main focus will primarily be on privacy concerns raised by the usage of UAVs by governmental entities and what protections are in place to protect free Oklahomans from undue surveillance."
Additional Information:
The purpose of this interim study is to examine privacy issues and concerns emanating from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's), also commonly referred to as drones. This study will focus on the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of current laws, including those laws found in Oklahoma statutes, the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, rules adopted by Oklahoma Agencies and Commissions, the Constitution of the United States of America and relevant case law interpreting these bodies of law. The study will also examine whether there is a need for legislation to address any identified shortcomings in the protection of privacy.
Further, the study will address the issue of what impact, if any, privacy protections would have on the economic and public safety benefits that coincide with the growth of the UAV industry in Oklahoma and/or the deployment of drones.
While the focus of the study will primarily be on the privacy concerns raised by the use of UAV's by state actors, the study will also consider privacy implications raised by the use of UAV's by the private sector and what privacy protections against private actors are afforded by existing laws.
Agenda
1. Introductions - Chair
2. Amie Stepanovich - Director of the Domestic Surveillance Project for the Electronic Privacy Information Center
3. Drone Legislation in Oklahoma and Scope of this study - Rep. Paul Wesselhoft
4. Trent Baggett - Oklahoma District Attorneys' Council
5. Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma
6. John Collison - Vice President of Public Policy and Corporate Communications, Oklahoma Farm Bureau
7. Dr. Stephen McKeever - Secretary of Science and Technology
8. Steve Bunting, Director and Secretary, Remote Control Flight Leadership Initiative (RCFLI)
9. James Grimsley - President, Unmanned Systems Alliance of Oklahoma (USA -OK), Chapter of AUVSI
10. Kay Beach - Privacy Rights Advocate
11. Ben Kimbro, Executive Vice President of Tactical Electronics
12. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Written Testimony
13. Public Comment
14. Closing Remarks - Rep. Paul Wesselhoft
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