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.
Author(s): Girish Agarwal
Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 176
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Introduction
Structure of the book
1 Brief history of drones
The evolution of drones
Evolution of the definition
Civilian drone classification
The European Union and drones
Applications
2 Elements of privacy invasion
Scope of visual invasion
Scope of physical invasion
The variables
The impact
3 Visual privacy
Overview and definition
Determinant factors of visual privacy
The nature of visual privacy
Classification of visual information
Reasonable expectation of privacy
4 The fundamental dimensions of visual privacy
Sources and their relationship
Visual privacy and its offshoots within the two frameworks
5 The solutions
Legislative
The General Data Protection Regulation
Technological
Self-regulation
Conclusion
Findings
Theoretical contributions of the book
The way forward
Index
