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Sightings at airports have shut down flights in a few instances. Reported sightings of what appear to be drones flying over New Jersey at night in recent weeks have created anxiety among some residents, in part because it is not clear who is operating them or why. Some state and local officials have called for stricter rules to govern drones. After receiving reports of drone activity last month near Morris County, New Jersey, the Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary bans on drone flights over a golf course in Bedminster , New Jersey, that is owned by President-elect Donald Trump, and over Picatinny Arsenal Military Base . The FAA says the bans are in response to requests from “federal security partners.” The FAA is responsible for the regulations governing their use , and Congress has written some requirements into law. With a 2018 law, the Preventing Emerging Threats Act, Congress gave certain agencies in the Homeland Security and Justice departments authority to counter threats from unmanned aircraft to protect the safety of certain facilities. New drones must be outfitted with equipment allowing law enforcement to identify the operator, and Congress gave the agencies the power to detect and take down unmanned aircraft that they consider dangerous. The law spells out where the counter-drone measures can be used, including “national special security events” such as presidential inaugurations and other large gatherings of people. To get a “remote pilot certificate,” you must be at least 16 years old, be proficient in English, pass an aeronautics exam, and not suffer from a ”mental condition that would interfere with the safe operation of a small unmanned aircraft system.” Yes, but the FAA imposes restrictions on nighttime operations. Most drones are not allowed to fly at night unless they are equipped with anti-collision lights that are visible for at least 3 miles (4.8 kilometers). Over the past decade, pilots have reported hundreds of close calls between drones and airplanes including airline jets. In some cases, airplane pilots have had to take evasive action to avoid collisions. Drones buzzing over a runway caused flights to be stopped at London’s Gatwick Airport during the Christmas travel rush in 2018 and again in May 2023 . Police dismissed the idea of shooting down the drones, fearing that stray bullets could kill someone. Advances in drone technology have made it harder for law enforcement to find rogue drone operators — bigger drones in particular have more range and power. Some state and local officials in New Jersey are calling for stronger restrictions because of the recent sightings, and that has the drone industry worried. Scott Shtofman, director of government affairs at the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, said putting more limits on drones could have a “chilling effect” on “a growing economic engine for the United States.” “We would definitely oppose anything that is blindly pushing for new regulation of what are right now legal drone operations,” he said. AirSight, a company that sells software against “drone threats,” says more than 20 states have enacted laws against privacy invasion by drones, including Peeping Toms. Will Austin, president of Warren County Community College in New Jersey, and founder of its drone program, says it's up to users to reduce public concern about the machines. He said operators must explain why they are flying when confronted by people worried about privacy or safety. “It's a brand new technology that's not really understood real well, so it will raise fear and anxiety in a lot of people,” Austin said. “We want to be good professional aviators and alleviate that.” Associated Press reporter Rebecca Santana in Washington, D.C., contributed.
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GENEVA (AP) — Netflix has secured the U.S. broadcasting rights to the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031 as the streaming giant continues its push into live sports. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament. The value was not given, though international competitions in women’s soccer have struggled to draw high-value offers. “Bringing this iconic tournament to Netflix isn’t just about streaming matches,” its chief content officer Bela Bajaria said in a statement. “It’s also about celebrating the players, the culture and the passion driving the global rise of women’s sport.” Netflix dipped into live sports last month with more than 60 million households watching a between retired heavyweight legend Mike Tyson and social media personality Jake Paul. Some viewers reported , however. Netflix also will broadcast two NFL games on Christmas Day: the Kansas City Chiefs at the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens at the Houston Texans. That’s part of announced in May. World Cups are typically broadcast on free-to-air public networks to reach the biggest audiences, and the last women's edition in 2023 earned FIFA less than 10% of the men's 2022 World Cup. FIFA president Gianni Infantino had , especially in Europe, for undervaluing offers to broadcast the 2023 tournament that was played in Australia and New Zealand. That tournament was broadcast by Fox in the U.S. “This agreement sends a strong message about the real value of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the global women’s game,” Infantino said. The World Cup rights mark another major step in Netflix’s push into live programming. It’s recipe that Netflix has cooked up to help sell more advertising, a top priority for the company since it introduced a low-priced version of its streaming service that includes commercials two years ago. The ad-supported version is now the fastest growing part of Netflix’s service, although most of its 283 million worldwide subscribers till pay for higher-priced options without commercial. But Netflix is still trying to sell more ads to boost its revenue, which is expected to be about $30 billion. Netflix executives have predicted it might take two or three years before its ad sales become a major part of its revenue. Netflix expects to spend about $17 billion on programming this year — a budget that the Los Gatos, California, company once funneled almost entirely into scripted TV series and movies. But Netflix is now allocating a significant chunk of that money to sports and live events, a shift that has made it a formidable competitor to traditional media bidding for the same rights. FIFA will likely use the Netflix deal to drive talks with European broadcasters that likely will be hardball negotiations. Soccer finance expert Kieran Maguire, a co-host of The Price of Football podcast, suggested the deal was “a bit of a gamble" for FIFA and “saber-rattling” by Infantino. “(Netflix) get experience of football broadcasting, FIFA can say, ‘we are now partnering with a blue chip organization, so watch out you nasty Europeans,’” Maguire, an academic at the University of Liverpool, said in a telephone interview. FIFA and Infantino also want to raise the price of broadcast deals to help fund increased prize money and close the gender pay gap on the men’s World Cup. At the men’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the 32 team federations shared $440 million in prize money. For the , FIFA had a $152 million total fund for prize money, contributions to teams’ preparation costs and payments to players’ clubs. In FIFA’s , the soccer body reported total broadcasting revenue of $244 million. In the year of the men’s 2022 World Cup it was almost $2.9 billion. The next Women's World Cup will be a 32-team, 64-game tournament in 2027, played in Brazil from June 24-July 25. The jointly with Mexico. The 2031 host has not been decided, though the U.S. likely will bid for a tournament which FIFA is expected to try to expand to 48 teams. That would match the size of the 104-game format of the men's World Cup that debuts in 2026 in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Spain won the 2023 Women's World Cup after the U.S. won the two previous titles — in France in 2019 and Canada in 2015. More than 25 million viewers in the U.S. watched the 2015 World Cup final, a 5-2 win over Japan, played in Vancouver, Canada, in a time zone similarly favorable to Brazil. FIFA tried to sign Apple+ to an exclusive global deal to broadcast the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup which is being played in 11 U.S. cities next June and July. Broadcast networks showed little interest in the FIFA club event that will now be broadcast for free on streaming service DAZN, which is building closer business ties to Saudi Arabia. Ahead of the next Women's World Cup, Netflix will "produce exclusive documentary series in the lead-up to both tournaments, spotlighting the world’s top players, their journeys and the global growth of women’s football,” FIFA said. AP Technology Writer Michael Liedtke in San Francisco contributed to this report. AP soccer:Oracle Announces Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Financial Results
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 20, 2024-- PitchBook , the premiere data provider for the private and public equity markets, has released a set of 2025 Outlooks exploring the investment trends analysts expect to see driving activity in the coming year. Spanning venture capital, private equity, healthcare, and key technology sectors, these eight reports feature over 40 outlooks from PitchBook’s global research team, marking the most extensive forecast to date. Following a year faced with economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, investors are looking ahead to 2025 with hopes of strong valuations and a potential IPO market rebound. PitchBook analysts are cautiously optimistic about several key sectors in the coming year, predicting a notable improvement in the VC market in particular. See below for a complete list of PitchBook’s 2025 Outlooks. Download the full reports to see analysts’ predictions backed by in-depth data and rationale. “The breadth and depth of our 2025 Outlooks reflect not only the continued growth of PitchBook’s research and analyst team but also our commitment to delivering actionable insights into the dynamic trends shaping the private markets,” said Nizar Tarhuni, Executive Vice President of Research & Market Intelligence at PitchBook. “As investors look to navigate economic uncertainty and seize emerging opportunities across sectors, our comprehensive, data-driven forecasts empower them to make informed decisions with confidence.” PitchBook’s Institutional Research Group is composed of more than 60 analysts providing timely institutional-grade research across asset classes, established industries and emerging technologies. The team’s coverage spans private equity, venture capital, real assets, leveraged loans, high-yield bonds and private credit. The base of this research is PitchBook’s proprietary datasets, which are vetted and curated to provide market-leading insights and analysis. For more information on PitchBook, click here . About PitchBook PitchBook is a financial data and software company that provides transparency into the capital markets to help professionals discover and execute opportunities with confidence, and efficiency. PitchBook collects and analyzes detailed data on the entire venture capital, private equity, and M&A landscape—including public and private companies, investors, funds, investments, exits, and people. The company’s data and analysis are available through the PitchBook Platform, industry news, and in-depth reports. Founded in 2007, PitchBook operates globally with more than 3,000 team members. Its platform, data, and research serve over 100,000 professionals around the world. In 2016, Morningstar acquired PitchBook, which now operates as an independent subsidiary. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241220928667/en/ PR@pitchbook.com KEYWORD: WASHINGTON UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: DATA MANAGEMENT BANKING TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES HEALTH HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSET MANAGEMENT DATA ANALYTICS SOFTWARE FINTECH FOOD TECH SOURCE: PitchBook Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/20/2024 01:45 PM/DISC: 12/20/2024 01:45 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241220928667/en
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Stormont minister Maurice Morrow told an official he would not raise the issue with the Northern Ireland Executive, despite similar measures being considered in England and Wales. A file on planning arrangements for the jubilee celebrations reveals a series of civil service correspondences on how Northern Ireland would mark the occasion. It includes a letter sent on January 11 2001 from an official in the Office of the First Minister/Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) to the Department of Social Development, advising that a committee had been set up in London to consider a programme of celebrations. The correspondence says: “One of the issues the committee is currently considering is the possibility of deregulating liquor licensing laws during the golden jubilee celebrations on the same lines as the arrangements made for the millennium. “It is felt that the golden jubilee bank holiday on Monday 3 June 2002 is likely to be an occasion on which many public houses and similar licensed premises would wish to stay open beyond normal closing time.” The letter said a paper had been prepared on the issue of extending opening hours. It adds: “You will note that paragraph seven of the paper indicates that the devolved administrations ‘would need to consider deregulation separately within their own jurisdictions’. “I thought that you would wish to be aware that this issue is receiving active consideration for England and Wales and to consider whether anything needs to be done for Northern Ireland.” Some months later a “progress report” was sent between officials in OFMDFM, which again raised the issue of licensing laws. It says: “I spoke to Gordon Gibson, DSD, about Terry Smith’s letter of 12 January 2001 about licensing laws: the matter was put to their minister Maurice Morrow (DUP) who indicated that he would not be asking the NIE (Northern Ireland Executive) to approve any change to current licensing laws in NI to allow for either 24 hour opening (as at the millennium) nor a blanket approval for extended opening hours as is being considered in GB. “In both cases, primary legislation would be required here and would necessitate consultation and the minister has ruled out any consultation process.” The correspondence says individual licensees could still apply for an extension to opening hours on an ad hoc basis, adding “there the matter rests”. It goes on: “DSD await further pronouncements from the Home Office and Gibson and I have agreed to notify each other of any developments we become aware of and he will copy me to any (existing) relevant papers. “Ministers may well come under pressure in due course for a relaxation and/or parity with GB.” The document concludes “That’s it so far...making haste slowly?” Emails sent between officials in the department the same month said that lord lieutenants in Northern Ireland had been approached about local events to mark the jubilee. One message says: “Lord lieutenants have not shown any enthusiasm for encouraging GJ celebrations at a local level. “Lady Carswell in particular believes that it would be difficult for LLs to encourage such activities without appearing political.”Published 9:26 pm Sunday, December 29, 2024 By Data Skrive Today’s NBA lineup features plenty of excitement, including a matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the Sacramento Kings. Ahead of today’s NBA action, get a sneak peek at the odds right here. Sign up for NBA League Pass to get access to games, live and on-demand, and more for the entire season and offseason. Watch ESPN originals, The Last Dance and more NBA content on ESPN+. Use our link to sign up for ESPN+ or the Disney bundle. Not all offers available in all states, please visit BetMGM for the latest promotions for your area. Must be 21+ to gamble, please wager responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, contact 1-800-GAMBLER .
Data insight, profiling and direct marketing solutions from part of ‘ address technology ’ – the systems and processes designed to aid retail in interacting with consumers. To discover how this technology has evolved and what is likely to be on the horizon for 2025, Digital Journal spoke with Brent Francom, Director of Product Management at Smarty about this emergent area of digital technology. Digital Journal: In today’s competitive market, consumers expect seamless and personalized shopping interactions. What role does address technology play in helping retailers meet these expectations? Brent Francom: Every customer wants a quick and easy checkout. With address autocomplete, customers find and select their address with just a few keystrokes and proceed to the next step in the checkout process. For businesses, it helps to reduce cart abandonment rates. Companies also benefit from autocomplete technology because it predicts and fills in addresses after only a couple of characters and in some cases, after only 1 keystroke. By implementing autocomplete, you’re protecting your database by ensuring that only valid and accurate addresses are entered from the start, which leads to faster deliveries and fewer mix-ups. Today’s shoppers love a personalized touch, and address data is an effective tool for companies to serve customers with curated offers. With verified location data, companies can offer special promotions or shipping options catered to each customer, like local pickup, same-day delivery, or eco-friendly choices based on where they live. You can also recommend products that match customers’ climate—like winter gear in chillier areas or climbing gear in mountainous regions. DJ: What advancements do you foresee in address technology that could further elevate the customer experience, from faster fulfillment to personalized interactions? Francom: As technology evolves, I expect predictive addressing to become even more intelligent. Soon, AI technology could suggest addresses based on how customers behave or where they’ve been. Another improvement to look for is using geographical data to enhance address suggestions instead of relying on IP addresses. Since IPs aren’t always accurate due to VPN tech, etc., having permission to use a customer’s actual location can mean more personalized address recommendations are also available. Regarding security, advancements in address verification will likely bring multi-layered methods that use geolocation and behavior data to keep purchases safe. With real-time checks—like matching recent address entries with delivery locations and payment details—companies can help protect customers and build trust in every transaction. Multi-form authentication will gain even more traction than it already has. Advancing address technology also implies that companies will gain access to real-time data that helps them understand what customers want based on where they live and how they move around. This will help you adjust your inventory, marketing strategies, and logistics to deliver top-notch services that cater to different regions. High-quality address data makes shopping faster, more accurate, and personalized. As these innovations unfold, companies will benefit from significant improvements in fulfilling orders, connecting with customers, and building trust efficiently with secure and reliable interactions. DJ: For retailers and e-commerce platforms, accurate address data is essential to minimize delivery errors and ensure customer satisfaction. How is address technology specifically improving operational efficiency in these sectors? Francom: Address technology, particularly tools like autocomplete and verification, plays an increasingly vital role in retail and ecommerce operations, especially during peak shopping seasons when efficiency and accuracy are critical because no company wants to be responsible for an undelivered gift. The checkout experience can make or break a sale. Autocomplete technology speeds up the process by reducing the number of fields a customer must fill out and minimizes typing errors. Given that the global average cart abandonment rate is around 70%, this technology allows customers to enter just a few characters to retrieve a complete, accurate address, resulting in a smoother and faster checkout that directly correlates to higher conversion rates and fewer abandoned carts. Accurate address data prevents delivery mishaps, which could frustrate customers and lead to increased return rates. Address verification confirms the validity of each address, identifying potential typos or incomplete information in real-time before the shipping process begins. This accuracy is essential for last-mile delivery, where issues with address details can cause delays, redelivery costs, and unhappy customers. DJ: What role do you see address technology playing in enhancing last-mile delivery performance? Francom: Accurate address data supports more efficient inventory allocation and logistics. With verified addresses, retailers can better predict demand in specific areas, optimize shipping routes, and reduce overall logistics costs by avoiding misdeliveries and related operational adjustments. An efficient, error-free checkout and reliable delivery experience create a positive impression on customers, which is significant in the competitive retail and ecommerce sectors. Retailers can enhance shopping experiences by using address data to offer region-specific promotions, product recommendations, and tailored delivery options based on location data. Address data is integral in reducing manual errors, streamlining the checkout process, optimizing logistics, and improving customer satisfaction, all of which enhance last-mile delivery. DJ: Financial institutions face the challenge of balancing compliance with a smooth user experience. How is address technology helping achieve this balance, and what challenges still need to be addressed? Francom: Address technology helps financial institutions balance compliance and user experience by ensuring accurate, standardized, and verified address data for KYC (Know Your Customer) and fraud prevention. It also streamlines onboarding with tools like autocomplete that make it simple for the user to input their address and at the same time, reduce errors or incomplete addresses. On the other hand, one challenge that needs to be addressed is that many financial institutions are run on legacy systems, making it difficult to implement modern APIs. Having better integration tools will help connect legacy systems more seamlessly. DJ: Accurate address information is vital for risk assessment and customer verification in the insurance sector. How is address technology currently being leveraged in this industry, and what future developments do you anticipate in the year ahead? Francom: Location and address data are vital for the insurance industry. With an accurate address accompanied by a rooftop geocode, an insurer can evaluate risks associated with specific locations, such as flood zones, wildfire-prone areas, and even crime rates. This data allows for accurate underwriting information so that insurers can offer tailored policies and avoid under or overpricing. I anticipate that future developments will include AI and machine learning for predictive risk modeling, which will provide more accurate premium calculations and risk assessment. DJ: In healthcare, accurate address data is essential for patient management and communication. How is address technology currently being applied in this sector, and are there emerging use cases that could further improve healthcare services? Francom: Address data is applied in several ways in healthcare. The first is patient management. Address validation ensures patient contact information is accurate, reducing errors in medical records and facilitating seamless communication. Another use case is for service delivery in emergency response and home healthcare services. Geocoding helps emergency services locate patients quickly and accurately, especially in critical situations. With home healthcare, an accurate address ensures caregivers and medical supplies are delivered to the correct location. Emerging use cases are population health insights, like location-based health trends and disease tracking. Health equity is another use case that can leverage address data to help identify underserved areas and guide the placement of new facilities or mobile clinics to mitigate healthcare gaps. DJ: With increasing investments in AI and machine learning, how do you see these technologies influencing the evolution of address technology? Francom: AI and machine learning could enhance address technology by improving accuracy, detecting and correcting errors, and enhancing global adaptability with localized and standardized solutions. AI could also enable address tools to adapt to diverse languages, formats, and cultural contexts, improving accessibility in international markets. ML can help with disparate address formats, streamlining global logistics and compliance. We could also see the expansion of address-free navigation that could be used, for example, in delivery and logistics for complex or unaddressed areas or for guiding emergency response teams with faster access to remote locations or non-standardized addresses during crises. DJ: We’re seeing address technology play increasingly unique roles, from facilitating complex delivery models to aiding infrastructure projects like fiber optic installations. As we look to 2025, what are some additional surprising or unconventional ways you envision address tech shaping business and societal needs? Francom: In the future, I envision address technology will be integrated with geolocation services and 3D mapping to guide delivery drones to exact delivery points like balconies or rooftops. Additionally, services like food trucks or pop-up shops could use dynamic address systems to broadcast their real-time locations to customers. As it evolves, address tech could also guide users to nearby walking trails, parks, or outdoor workout zones tailored to their preferences and abilities. There are many exciting possibilities to explore. Dr. Tim Sandle is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for science news.Tim specializes in science, technology, environmental, business, and health journalism. He is additionally a practising microbiologist; and an author. He is also interested in history, politics and current affairs.Minutes of an Executive meeting from June of that year state further action would be considered “as appropriate” if the DUP went ahead with a threat to rotate its ministers. The minutes are within files which have been declassified at the Public Record Office in Belfast. Devolved powersharing had been restored to Northern Ireland in May 2000 when Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble had received the backing of his party to go back into the Assembly, despite there having been no decommissioning of IRA arms at that point. Then DUP deputy leader Mr Robinson and Mr Dodds took up the offices as ministers for regional development and social development, but refused to attend Executive meetings due to the presence of Sinn Fein ministers. The party also said it would rotate its ministerial posts to prevent other parties from taking them. A minute of an Executive meeting on June 8 said Mr Robinson and Mr Dodds had refused a request from First Minister Mr Trimble and deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon to meet with them “to discuss recent public comments by the DUP concerning their positions as ministers”. The minute records that the Executive endorsed a proposal from the First and deputy First Ministers to write again to the two DUP ministers setting out sanctions against them. It says: “The First Minister and and Deputy First Minister would assume responsibility for representing the Executive Committee on transport matters at the British-Irish Council in place of the Minister for Regional Development. “The Minister for Social Development and the Minister for Regional Development would not be nominated to attend meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committee. “Pending the receipt of satisfactory assurances from DUP Ministers regarding the confidentiality and integrity of Executive Committee business, the Minister for Social Development and Minister for Regional Development would not receive Executive Committee papers as of right. “The First Minister and Deputy First Minister would seek briefing, as appropriate, from officials in the Department for Regional Development and Department for Social Development.” The minute continues: “If the DUP carried out their threat to change the holders of the two Ministerial offices on a frequent basis, the Executive Committee would consider other action as appropriate.” Mr Robinson and Mr Dodds resigned as ministers on June 27 and were replaced by party colleagues Gregory Campbell and Maurice Morrow. A minute from an Executive meeting that day says: “The Executive Committee noted that the Minister for Social Development and Minister for Regional Development would be resigning their posts that afternoon, and expressed concern at the proposed rotation of the ministries held by their Party Members.”
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Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn’t install more automated systemsDrones for commercial and recreational use have grown rapidly in popularity, despite restrictions on who can operate them and where they can be flown. No-fly zones are enforced around airports, military installations, nuclear plants, certain landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, and sports stadiums during games. Not everybody follows the rules. Sightings at airports have shut down flights in a few instances. Reported sightings of what appear to be drones flying over New Jersey at night in recent weeks have created anxiety among some residents, in part because it is not clear who is operating them or why. Some state and local officials have called for stricter rules to govern drones. After receiving reports of drone activity last month near Morris County, New Jersey, the Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary bans on drone flights over a golf course in Bedminster , New Jersey, that is owned by President-elect Donald Trump, and over Picatinny Arsenal Military Base . The FAA says the bans are in response to requests from “federal security partners.” The FAA is responsible for the regulations governing their use , and Congress has written some requirements into law. With a 2018 law, the Preventing Emerging Threats Act, Congress gave certain agencies in the Homeland Security and Justice departments authority to counter threats from unmanned aircraft to protect the safety of certain facilities. New drones must be outfitted with equipment allowing law enforcement to identify the operator, and Congress gave the agencies the power to detect and take down unmanned aircraft that they consider dangerous. The law spells out where the counter-drone measures can be used, including “national special security events” such as presidential inaugurations and other large gatherings of people. To get a “remote pilot certificate,” you must be at least 16 years old, be proficient in English, pass an aeronautics exam, and not suffer from a ”mental condition that would interfere with the safe operation of a small unmanned aircraft system.” Yes, but the FAA imposes restrictions on nighttime operations. Most drones are not allowed to fly at night unless they are equipped with anti-collision lights that are visible for at least 3 miles (4.8 kilometers). Over the past decade, pilots have reported hundreds of close calls between drones and airplanes including airline jets. In some cases, airplane pilots have had to take evasive action to avoid collisions. Drones buzzing over a runway caused flights to be stopped at London’s Gatwick Airport during the Christmas travel rush in 2018 and again in May 2023 . Police dismissed the idea of shooting down the drones, fearing that stray bullets could kill someone. Advances in drone technology have made it harder for law enforcement to find rogue drone operators — bigger drones in particular have more range and power. Some state and local officials in New Jersey are calling for stronger restrictions because of the recent sightings, and that has the drone industry worried. Scott Shtofman, director of government affairs at the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, said putting more limits on drones could have a “chilling effect” on “a growing economic engine for the United States.” “We would definitely oppose anything that is blindly pushing for new regulation of what are right now legal drone operations,” he said. AirSight, a company that sells software against “drone threats,” says more than 20 states have enacted laws against privacy invasion by drones, including Peeping Toms. Will Austin, president of Warren County Community College in New Jersey, and founder of its drone program, says it's up to users to reduce public concern about the machines. He said operators must explain why they are flying when confronted by people worried about privacy or safety. “It's a brand new technology that's not really understood real well, so it will raise fear and anxiety in a lot of people,” Austin said. “We want to be good professional aviators and alleviate that.” Associated Press reporter Rebecca Santana in Washington, D.C., contributed.
