Spatial Law and Policy Update (April 15, 2018)

LEGAL DISCIPLINES

Privacy/Data Protection/Cybersecurity

How protectionist policies can impact digital developments  (IAPP)

Facebook may stop the data leaks, but it’s too late: Cambridge Analytica’s models live on  (MIT Review)

Dunedin mother's threat to shoot down drone that filmed her children in their backyard  (NZ Herald)

The necessity of a radical review of cybersecurity in space to avoid potentially catastrophic attacks  (The Space Review)

Google loses landmark 'right to be forgotten' case  (The Guardian)

Smart planning for smart cities  (Hill Times) - Paywall

Singapore to test facial recognition on lampposts, stoking privacy fears  (Reuters)

Licensing/Intellectual Property Rights

Smart planning for smart cities  (Hill Times) - Paywall

The monkey selfie lawsuit lives  (The Verge)

Government

    Spatial Data Infrastructure/Open Data

    Why India needs a geospatial strategy?  (Geospatial World)

    

    Public Safety/Law Enforcement/National Security

     Singapore to test facial recognition on lampposts, stoking privacy fears  (Reuters)

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS

UAVs

Drone use on the rise despite restrictive rules  (Dhaka Times)

Dunedin mother's threat to shoot down drone that filmed her children in their backyard  (NZ Herald)

Alphabet, other companies want strict drone rules to apply to everyone  (The Verge)

Internet of Things/Smart Grid/Autonomous Vehicles

Smart planning for smart cities  (Hill Times) - Paywall

The way we regulate self-driving cars is broken—here’s how to fix it  (ars technica)

Remote Sensing

The necessity of a radical review of cybersecurity in space to avoid potentially catastrophic attacks  (The Space Review)

An Eye in the Sky Could Detect Planet-Warming Plumes on the Ground  (NYT)

To keep the US competitive, space regulation needs streamlining  (The Hill)