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NH committee hears bill to limit drone surveillance, agencies seek clarifications
Summary
A bill to create statutory privacy protections against drone surveillance drew support from residents and concern from law- enforcement and industry witnesses who urged clearer exceptions for public-safety, infrastructure and business uses.
A New Hampshire Senate committee heard testimony on a bill intended to shield residents from unwanted drone surveillance, with witnesses and members agreeing on the goal but debating the exceptions and technical scope.
Steve Dupree, a Concord resident who testified in support, told the committee the state lacks clear statutory protection against remote observation by drones and similar devices. “The FAA governs airspace safety and navigation,” Dupree said, “but the FAA explicitly does not regulate privacy,” arguing that courts expect states to fill that gap. Dupree said he modeled the proposal on laws in other states, including Florida’s Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act, and seeks to create a “reasonable expectation of…
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