On August 17, 2020, the Department of Justice, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, and Department of Homeland Security issued an advisory guidance document titled, “Advisory on the application of Federal Laws to the Acquisition and Use of Technology to Detect and Mitigate Unmanned Aircraft Systems” (“the Advisory”). The Advisory is intended to help non-federal public and private entities better understand the federal laws and regulations that may apply to the use of capabilities to detect and mitigate threats posed by unmanned aircraft system operations, including provisions of federal criminal law. The Advisory does not address state or local laws that may apply, and entities should further consider the impacts such technology could have on privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights. The Advisory can be found at /media/1084061/dl?inline.

[added August 2020]