FAA Rule Requiring Remote ID of Drones Deemed Constitutional (1)

A drone equipment store lost its constitutional challenge to a Federal Aviation Administration rule that requires drones to emit public radio signals that identify its whereabouts and its owner’s, after a three-judge appellate panel in Washington, D.C., Friday said the rule doesn’t violate a reasonable expectation of privacy.

RaceDayQuads and its owner, Tyler Brennan, sued the agency, claiming that the Remote Identification Rule amounts to “constant, warrantless governmental surveillance” in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Brennan claims that law enforcement could use the electronic license plate to carry out continuous surveillance of the drone pilots’ public locations or reveal the ...