Usage of Remotely Piloted Aircraft and the Necessity of Observing the Right to Privacy

Abstract

Advances in aerospace technology especially in the 20 century unveiled a new kind of aircraft as (remotely piloted aircraft) which is deployed in military and civil application. In recent years, the civil usage of this aircraft has influential advancement and with no doubt in the future, this new technology will have a great advancement. Some believe that by inventing and increasing the use of this new technology and taking into account the capabilities of these aircraft, the aerospace has become a serious concern and a potential threat to civil rights. Almost all countries are encountered with the same challenges with the use of RPA and their impact on the privacy rights of people. In this article, the effect of the use of RPA on the privacy of the people and the necessity observance of this right at the time of concluding of regulations on the operation of the mentioned aircraft considering the economic and social benefits of the deployment of this technology, are considered and emphasized.

Keywords

• icao
• chicago convention
• privacy
• rpas, air law