An Assembly panel is set to convene an informational hearing to examine the legal and policy implications of expanded drone use in California, in both the public and private sphere. Specifically, the hearing will focus on the commercialization of drones and their use in the newsgathering and entertainment industries and in law enforcement. It will also review the legal challenges and possible government responses in approaching this issue.
The hearing is titled, “Drones in our Future: Opportunity and Privacy Considerations.” Presiding over the hearing will be Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Alhambra), Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Privacy, Assemblymember Ian C. Calderon (D-Whittier), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media, and Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
WHAT: Informational hearing on expanded drone use in California
WHO: Assembly Select Committee on Privacy
Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media
Assembly Committee on Judiciary
WHERE: UCLA Faculty Center – 480 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90024
WHEN: Friday, August 8, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
CONTACT: Edmond Cheung, Office of Assemblymember Ed Chau, (916) 319-2049. For more information, please visit: http://assembly.ca.gov/privacy
