On Thursday, Idaho's Republican governor signed a law restricting the use of such pilot-less aircraft by police and other public agencies in a bid to protect privacy rights. The state now requires law enforcement to obtain warrants to collect evidence using drones following in the footsteps of Virginia, which also introduced such a measure. 'We're trying to prevent high-tech window-peeping,' Senate Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder, sponsor of the measure told . Law enforcement agencies have been known to use small drones, which cost as little as $30,000, to locate marijuana farms and track fugitives. Schmidt also warned that deadly armed drones could soon be used by terrorists following the proliferation of state drone strikes over recent years. 'I'm not going to pass judgement on whether armies should exist, but I would prefer to not spread and democratize the ability to fight war to every single human being,' he said. 'It's got to be regulated. It's one thing for governments, who have some legitimacy in what they're doing, but have other people doing it...It's not going to happen.' He added that drone technology will become more and more normalized part of warfare. 'It's probable that robotics becomes a significant component of nation state warfare,' he told the newspaper. (Reuters) - Idaho's Republican governor signed a law on Thursday that restricts use of drone aircraft by police and other public agencies as the use of pilotless aircraft inside U.S. borders is increasing. The measure aims to protect privacy rights. In approving the law, which requires law enforcement to obtain warrants to collect evidence using drones in most cases, Idaho becomes the second U.S. state after Virginia to restrict uses of pilotless aircraft over privacy concerns.
On Thursday, Idaho's Republican governor signed a law restricting the use of such pilot-less aircraft by police and other public agencies in a bid to protect privacy rights. The state now requires law enforcement to obtain warrants to collect evidence using drones following in the footsteps of Virginia, which also introduced such a measure. 'We're trying to prevent high-tech window-peeping,' Senate Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder, sponsor of the measure told . Law enforcement agencies have been known to use small drones, which cost as little as $30,000, to locate marijuana farms and track fugitives. Schmidt also warned that deadly armed drones could soon be used by terrorists following the proliferation of state drone strikes over recent years. 'I'm not going to pass judgement on whether armies should exist, but I would prefer to not spread and democratize the ability to fight war to every single human being,' he said. 'It's got to be regulated. It's one thing for governments, who have some legitimacy in what they're doing, but have other people doing it...It's not going to happen.' He added that drone technology will become more and more normalized part of warfare. 'It's probable that robotics becomes a significant component of nation state warfare,' he told the newspaper. (Reuters) - Idaho's Republican governor signed a law on Thursday that restricts use of drone aircraft by police and other public agencies as the use of pilotless aircraft inside U.S. borders is increasing. The measure aims to protect privacy rights. In approving the law, which requires law enforcement to obtain warrants to collect evidence using drones in most cases, Idaho becomes the second U.S. state after Virginia to restrict uses of pilotless aircraft over privacy concerns.
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