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I guess if it's an issue or not depends on your view.
The way I see it, a lot of people are concerned over DJI collecting and possibly sharing information (PII?) with the Chinese government. I'm just pointing out the FAA (in the United States) wants to collect PII on drone pilots. Is that a concern?
Just a few of the references to PII from the Aviation Rulemaking Committee Recommendations Final Report:
- Before final rule is enacted: Before the final rule is enacted, the Agency could work to scope standards needed to enable direct broadcast and network publishing technologies for implementing the remote ID and tracking requirement on new equipment and existing equipment. The ARC recommends the FAA ensure that standards for ID and tracking technology move forward at a rapid pace. The ARC further recommends the FAA work closely with industry on developing the ideal architecture for the PII System.
- Identifying information of the UAS owner and remote pilot: This information would not be broadcast or published, but would be available from the PII System (see definition below in section 4).
- Information available to designated public safety and airspace management officials: Access to personally identifiable (PII) information should be limited to public safety officials and similarly regulated public safety entities, including airspace management officials.
- The ARC recommends that the United States government be the sole keeper of any PII collected or submitted in connection with new UAS ID and tracking requirements.
- The PII System includes processes and technology (direct broadcast or network publishing) that enables approved users to associate UAS ID with the FAA System of Records. This system would include the database where remote pilot/owner/operator PII is housed for access by authorized users.
- Registration is the process by which the owner/operator associates himself/herself (including contact information and other PII) and aircraft (e.g., make, model, modifications) with an assigned, unique identifier.
- The assumption was made that the FAA would be responsible for maintaining a PII System which correlates unique electronic ID with owner/operator contact information and other PII. The FAA would be responsible for the procedural and technical access controls to such data and thus was not considered as a comparison point in characterizing the technology alternatives.
- Disclosure of Operationally Sensitive Information – Owner/operators may view negatively the loss of control of information associated with their flight operations. Even without disclosure of PII, the widespread availability of operational sensitive information (e.g., time, location, duration, flight frequency) could have an impact on an owner/operator’s perceived privacy and/or commercial interests. The holding of such information by a third party may be concerning to some UAS owner/operators, whereas some may prefer it. If broad operational data is available, it may be archived and mined for information which could be perceived as detrimental to the owner/operator. Even if access to such information is limited to public safety officials or through use agreements, the perception may be detrimental to the willingness to comply.
- Some general cost items are beyond the scope of the technology alternatives as defined. The FAA, for instance, would need to maintain the registration database and PII System for all solutions. Additionally, the ARC has called out two separate requirements, “direct broadcast” and “networked.” To meet the “networked” requirement there is general acknowledgement that some entity(ies) will need to build out the database, API’s, security, and access controls required to realize ID and tracking for networked based solutions. These databases are assumed as common costs and are not reflected in the chart, but are discussed below in the Database Costs subsection. Finally, regulatory costs and regulatory timeframe to enable a technology alternative are out of scope as well.
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