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US Once Again Requires That You Register Your Drone

posted by CoolHand on Wednesday December 13 2017, @11:10PM   
from the we-drone-on dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for Fnord666

The US' brief period of registration-free drone flight is over -- President Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2018, and it revives the registration requirement for civilian drones. Robotic fliers between 0.5lbs and 55lbs need to be submitted to a database if they're going to remain legal. A Washington, DC appeals court had struck down the FAA's original requirement in May, arguing that it didn't have the authority to regulate model aircraft, but that clearly wasn't a deterrent. The FAA had said said it would rethink its approach to the regulation after its earlier defeat.

Naturally, the FAA is slightly giddy. In a statement to TechCrunch, the agency welcomed the return of registration arguing that it helped "promote safe and responsible drone operation."

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/12/trump-signs-bill-requiring-drone-registration/

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• Re:That sounds pretty obvious Re:That sounds pretty obvious (Score: 2, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Thursday December 14 2017, @02:09AM (1 child)

  by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Thursday December 14 2017, @02:09AM (#609547) Homepage

  " What, there's still something worth blowing up in the middle east? Who Knew?! "

  You'd think, like any sane entity with a pest problem, our government would tire of swatting the insects bug-by-bug and start thinking in terms of exterminating the whole colony.

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• These pests aren't a problem. They're money. (Score: 4, Insightful) by fyngyrz on Thursday December 14 2017, @02:31AM

  by fyngyrz (6567) on Thursday December 14 2017, @02:31AM (#609557) Journal

  You'd think, like any sane entity with a pest problem, our government would tire of swatting the insects bug-by-bug and start thinking in terms of exterminating the whole colony.

  Yes, except that's not what's going on. These undertakings are designed to feed the coffers of the military service and sundries providers. If "they solved the problem", they would be killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

  There's no need for us to be engaging in any military actions anywhere at this time. No significant national interest. Other than making the 1% richer. But that's what our congress is focused on, so... more "OMG terrorists" propaganda and more military actions are the rule rather than the exception.

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