February 02, 2016

Police train birds of prey to take out drones

Dutch police are training birds to snatch drones in mid-air and land. The eagles then want to eat them, but the drones aren't very tasty.

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November 25, 2015

Buzz your drones over to registration, recommends FAA

As the holidays promise flocks of new drones darkening the skies, the FAA recommends free registration for UAVs between .5 and 55 lbs.

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November 19, 2015

Drone makers put their devices on a geofenced leash

Two companies are getting out in front of calls for no-fly zones with geofencing that will warn operators or even render UAVs inoperable.

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November 06, 2015

US prisons looking for drone-killing systems

The Feds are looking for a system to detect them, knock them out and find their operators. Oh, and please clean up the mess, too.

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October 28, 2015

Man who shot down drone had a ‘right’ to do it, says judge

Since at least two witnesses could see the drone below the tree line, the judge said it was an invasion of privacy.

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October 14, 2015

Misbehaving drones increasingly plague UK and US skies

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Super Annoying (And Dangerous) UAVs!

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September 15, 2015

Drones buzz around LAPD chopper, crash into US Open and football stadiums

Police arrested operators who allegedly threatened lives by crashing UAVs into stadiums or flying within sneezing distance of a helicopter.

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September 11, 2015

California governor shoots down 350-foot no-fly drone law

He vetoed the bill because, he says, litigation would rain down on hobbyists and FAA-authorized operators. "Let’s look at this more carefully," he said.

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February 13, 2015

NoFlyZone aims to keep the airspace over your home drone-free

NoFlyZone.org registers each address along with its GPS coordinates, which are then relayed to drone manufacturers to create a geofence around the home.

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