RICHMOND, Va. —
One of Virginia’s most conservative lawmakers is working with the ACLU on legislation to regulate the use of unmanned aerial drones in the state.
Republican Del. Todd Gilbert of Shenandoah County and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia said Thursday that legislation will be introduced in the 2013 General Assembly session.
The increasing use of drones as a surveillance tool by police and government agencies has prompted privacy concerns nationwide. A trade group for drone manufacturers recently unveiled its first code of conduct to reassure a public leery of the possibility of drones monitoring them in their homes.
However, Gilbert said he and the ACLU believe drones should be strictly regulated to protect Virginians’ privacy and civil rights.
“Delegate Gilbert is right to be concerned about the possibility that, without new laws, this new and increasingly inexpensive technology will be used in a manner that will violate the fundamental right to be free from unreasonable searches and will have a chilling effect on the First Amendment rights of Virginians to assemble peaceably and speak freely,” said Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, executive director of the Virginia ACLU.
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