Civilian Drones, Visual Privacy and EU Human Rights Law (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law)

"This book examines rights issues in relation to visual privacy in the use of civilian drones. Here, visual privacy is described as the freedom from a combination of unwanted activities directed towards an individual, such as, observing, recording, and publishing of personal visual information, without an individual's consent. The book answers the question of whether visual observation of an individual with the help of the camera systems onboard a civilian drone is lawful in light of EU law. It also discusses the legality of the subsequent recordings and publications. The issues are considered in terms of the European Convention of Human Rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union and EU General Data Protection Regulation. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of technology, privacy and human rights law"-- Provided by publisher This book examines visual privacy in the use of civilian drones. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 Introduction 10 Structure of the book 12 1 Brief history of drones 15 The evolution of drones 15 Evolution of the definition 18 Civilian drone classification 19 The European Union and drones 27 Applications 33 2 Elements of privacy invasion 36 Scope of visual invasion 36 Scope of physical invasion 56 The variables 66 The impact 69 3 Visual privacy 78 Overview and definition 78 Determinant factors of visual privacy 80 The nature of visual privacy 92 Classification of visual information 99 Reasonable expectation of privacy 104 4 The fundamental dimensions of visual privacy 110 Sources and their relationship 110 Visual privacy and its offshoots within the two frameworks 121 5 The solutions 134 Legislative 134 The General Data Protection Regulation 135 Technological 161 Self-regulation 162 Conclusion 164 Findings 164 Theoretical contributions of the book 167 The way forward 168 Index 170 Drones;,Visual,Privacy;,Legislative;,Self-regulation;,Visual,Invasion Drones,Visual Privacy,Legislative,Self-regulation,Visual Invasion "This book examines rights issues in relation to visual privacy in the use of civilian drones. Here, visual privacy is described as the freedom from a combination of unwanted activities directed towards an individual, such as observing, recording, and publishing of personal visual information without an individual's consent. The book answers the question of whether visual observation of an individual with the help of the camera systems on board a civilian drone is lawful in light of EU law. It also discusses the legality of the subsequent recordings and publications. The issues are considered in terms of the European Convention of Human Rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union and EU General Data Protection Regulation"--Publisher's description