When Women Stopped Coding : Planet Money : NPR
NPR makes an assertion that 1984 is when personal computers in the home emerged and that parents only bought personal computers for their sons. The first assertion is false and…
U.S. Copyright Office expands copyright exemptions for fair use, security research and other activities
U.S. Copyright Office gives okay to computer security researchers to thwart copyright protection systems for the purpose of good faith security research. This, and many other exemptions, have been added…
Possible future #drones regulation
If Democrats regain control of Congress, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) will likely become head of the House transportation committee with oversight of the FAA. He appears to favor strong regulation…
Indications of where #drone regulation is headed #drones #quadcopters #UAS #UAV
To understand where Congress and the FAA are likely headed in regards to drone regulation, we look at public statements of Congressional representatives, the FAA and the drone industry. As…
Uniform Law Commission proposes #drones flying below 200 feet can be declared as trespassing on private property #quadcopters
“A person operating an unmanned aircraft is liable to a landowner or lessee for per se trespass when the person, without consent, intentionally causes the unmanned aircraft to enter into…
Microsoft CEO on topic of government regulation
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the issue of government regulation: " instead of us trying to govern the government and its users, it’s better for governments, especially in democracies, to…
Help protect model aircraft hobby and access to flight for all
The FAA and a few members of Congress want to remove the law, passed by Congress and signed by President Obama, that insures that hobbyists can continue to fly model…
San Francisco proposes to ban tech company free lunches
San Francisco has proposed banning company provided cafeterias and meals as a way to force workers to use independent restaurants. The ban would grandfather existing company meal services but new…
FDA hit with one quarter million fake comments to proposed rules
More than a quarter million comments submitted to the Food and Drug Administration about flavored vapor products were fake, according to a watchdog group. Source: FDA hit with bot-generated wave…
FAA restrictions may make flying difficult or impossible for many #drones #quadcopters
Note – this post is from 2018. Much has changed since then. The FAA began using LAANC to get authorizations, where possible, for flight within various controlled airspace scenarios. Since…