Drone Privacy Laws Around the World

Do you have a drone? If you do, are you aware of your country’s privacy laws? Surfshark has created the Drone Privacy Laws Around the World map by compiling data on drone-related legislation for 210 countries. The counties have been given a category status based on its legislation as of October 2020.

As the use of drones expands around the world -- according to the Federal Aviation Administration, there are currently 1.7 million drones registered in the United States alone -- lawmakers have been faced with new and complex regulatory challenges to protect the privacy of ordinary citizens. The increased prevalence of drones has raised the prospect of pervasive surveillance by governments, companies, and individuals, and lawmakers are struggling to keep up with the advancing technology.

We found that drone regulation in each country generally fell into one of seven categories:

-Outright ban

-Effective ban

-Restrictions Apply (such as drone registration or licensing, additional observers required, no commercial usage etc..)

-Visual line of sight required

-Experimental visual line of sight (experiments where drones fly beyond the line of sight are allowed)

-Unrestricted (when flying away from private property and airports, under 500 ft/150metres height and with drones weighing less than 250g)

-No drone-related legislation

You can visit Surfshark’s website to see a full size version of the map, or each country individually.

Found on ZDNET.com