<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

Published Online: Mar 07, 2018

Page range: 107 - 132

Received: Nov 03, 2017

Accepted: Dec 13, 2017

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

Keywords
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

Published Online: Mar 07, 2018

Page range: 107 - 132

Received: Nov 03, 2017

Accepted: Dec 13, 2017

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

KeywordsUnmanned, 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.

Keywords
Unmanned, drones, privacy and security, legal regulation