On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the proliferation of domestic drones. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, 7,500 small drones will be in US skies by 2018. We’ll discuss the legal and privacy issues associated with domestic drones. Also, how big is the drone market in the US and who is using them? What do you want to know about domestic drones? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
George Schulz, award winning homeland security reporter for the Center for Investigative Reporting.
Parker Higgins, activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Shawn Musgrave, projects editor of MuckRock
Web Resources:
Motherboard: If You Want Government Drone Documents, Be Prepared to Sue
CNN: What is the drone industry really worth?
EFF: EFF Urges Washington to Pass Drone Bill
Daily Beast: Local Cops Ready for War With Homeland Security-Funded Military Weapons
Sacramento Bee: Drones now doing business in the skies above you
Vanity Fair: Droning On: the More Drones We Worry About, the Less We Care About What Matters
Smithsonian: The One Use of Drones Everyone Can Agree on, Except for Poachers