NTIA Sets Wednesday Meeting on Latest Draft Privacy Best Practices Guide for Drone Use

Participants in an NTIA-driven process to develop privacy best practices for commercial and private drone operators are meeting Wednesday to review and possibly approve the draft document that was released nearly a month ago. A small subgroup of stakeholders involved in developing the latest document said it has gotten wide support among drone manufacturers and service providers, privacy groups and some technology companies. They said the larger NTIA multistakeholder group may reach consensus on the draft (see 1604280066). But Ryan Hagemann, the Niskanen Center's technology and civil liberties policy analyst, said his organization didn't support the draft because it doesn't "properly account for potential innovative uses of drones" and could potentially result in some negative unintended consequences for startups (see 1605030031). Wednesday's meeting, which will be webcast, will be 2-5 p.m. at the American Institute of Architects boardroom, 1735 New York Ave. NW.