Elise LATIFY

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Drones use in the civil marketView of the French
DPA
05/02/2015

• Elise LATIFY

• Legal officer and policy officer, European and
  international department

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The CNIL is an independent administrative
authority that operates in accordance with the
data protection legislation. The independence of
the CNIL is guaranteed on account of its
composition and organisation.  At the
International Level The CNIL operates in close
collaboration with its European and international
counterparts. Role Responsabilities In
addition to its information and awareness
operations, the CNIL has an advisory capacity, a
capacity to manage in situ and the capacity to
operate administrative sanctions. It operates the
network of data protection controllers. It
analyses the effects of technological innovations
on ones privacy. For more information
http//www.cnil.fr/fileadmin/documents/en/CNIL_EN
_BREF-VEN-VD.pdf

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Until recently, best known for military purposes
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Or hobbies

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Many civil uses developed during those last 2
years

• Agriculture

• Infrastructure monitoring

• Goods delivery

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Flying journalism robots in your skies soon!

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Law enforcement uses are also developing
Search and rescue
Investigation purposes, Traffic regulation,
Fining
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Oustanding development of hobby uses
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Some figures

• ANNUAL TURNOVER
• 2013 100 million euros
• 2015 300 million euros

• 650 drones operators
• 42 drone manufacturers

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Recent news showing a need for regulation of
civil uses of drones
This drone crashed the White House lawn
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Besides, they carry multiple diverse devices
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Drones are subject to the data protection
framework.
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Privacy issues raised by drones height,
mobility, discretion

• Challenge  How to accompany innovation together
  with avoiding a society of  little brothers 
  without any room left for privacy.

• Challenge  How to accompany innovation together
  with avoiding a society of  little brothers 
  without any room left for privacy.

Challenge  How to accompany innovation together
with avoiding a society of  little brothers 
without any room left for privacy?
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Legal framework applicable to drones in France
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Adapt the existing framework to drones from
reflection
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To practice!

• IDEAS FOR INFORMATION

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Checks and inspection
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How to raise awareness?
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The role of data protection officers
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The Article 29 Working Party
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For more information

• http//www.cnil.fr/fileadmin/documents/en/CNIL_EN_
  BREF-VEN-VD.pdf
• http//www.cnil.fr/linstitution/actualite/article/
  article/drones-quelle-vision-prospective-quels-enj
  eux-pour-les-libertes/
• http//www.federation-drone.org/
• http//www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/Drones-ci
  vils-loisir-aeromodelisme
• THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
• elatify_at_cnil.fr