<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the past few years the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in Lithuania has significantly increased. However, enjoying the advantages of this technology, which improves society’s socio-economical safety (public safety in a broad sense), raises some privacy concerns. This article analyses European Union and national legal regulations regarding the use of unmanned aerial vehicles as well as legal tools for defence of the right to privacy or prevention from its breaches in the Republic of Lithuania. Unmanned aerial vehicles have become popular only recently; thus, legislation regarding their use has not yet become a common topic among lawyers. Furthermore, case law of the Republic of Lithuania is silent about it. Thus, the authors model a situation of breach of privacy using an unmanned aerial vehicle and analyse possible defence mechanisms.</p></abstract>

In the past few years the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in Lithuania has significantly increased. However, enjoying the advantages of this technology, which improves society’s socio-economical safety (public safety in a broad sense), raises some privacy concerns. This article analyses European Union and national legal regulations regarding the use of unmanned aerial vehicles as well as legal tools for defence of the right to privacy or prevention from its breaches in the Republic of Lithuania. Unmanned aerial vehicles have become popular only recently; thus, legislation regarding their use has not yet become a common topic among lawyers. Furthermore, case law of the Republic of Lithuania is silent about it. Thus, the authors model a situation of breach of privacy using an unmanned aerial vehicle and analyse possible defence mechanisms.

Regulation of Unmanned Aerial Systems and Related Privacy Issues in Lithuania

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

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In the past few years the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in Lithuania has significantly increased. However, enjoying the advantages of this technology, which...

Regulation of Unmanned Aerial Systems and Related Privacy Issues in Lithuania

Publié en ligne: 07 mars 2018

Pages: 107 - 132

Reçu: 03 nov. 2017

Accepté: 13 déc. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjlp-2017-0014

Mots clés
Unmanned, drones, privacy and security, legal regulation

© 2017 Aurelija Pūraitė et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Regulation of Unmanned Aerial Systems and Related Privacy Issues in Lithuania

Publié en ligne: 07 mars 2018

Pages: 107 - 132

Reçu: 03 nov. 2017

Accepté: 13 déc. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjlp-2017-0014

Mots clésUnmanned, drones, privacy and security, legal regulation

© 2017 Aurelija Pūraitė et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Unmanned, drones, privacy and security, legal regulation