{"id":28527,"date":"2020-10-08T16:33:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T23:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=28527"},"modified":"2020-10-08T16:33:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T23:33:52","slug":"no-fly-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=28527","title":{"rendered":"NO FLY ZONE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Justice Department\u2019s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced Thursday that it had issued new guidance banning the use of agency grants to purchase drones and other unmanned aerial systems from foreign groups deemed threats.<\/p>\n

The guidance<\/a>, issued Monday but made public on Thursday, is meant to address potential cyber and foreign influence threats, and prohibits grants from being used to purchase drones from entities \u201cdetermined or designated, within the Department of Justice, to be subject to or vulnerable to extrajudicial direction from a foreign government.\u201d<\/p>\n

The guidance also seeks to promote the security of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by requiring applicants for OJP loans to prove they can mitigate any cybersecurity and privacy risks posed by these systems, and that the applicant has a plan to address any civil liberties-related complaints that could arise.<\/p>\n

While the guidance does not mention any country by name, concerns have been raised around the security of Chinese drones in recent months. A provision in the House-passed 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would ban federal procurement or use of certain foreign-made drones, including those from China, due to potential national security threats.<\/p>\n

Chinese technology group Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), which produces a large percentage of the world\u2019s drones, has come under heavy scrutiny by lawmakers, though the company has pushed back strongly against concerns that it may share data with the Chinese government.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take seriously concerns about the use of foreign-made UAS and the potential for related data compromise,\u201d Deputy Attorney General\u00a0Jeffrey Rosen<\/a>\u00a0said in a statement Thursday. \u201cIt is paramount that funding recipients take effective measures to safeguard sensitive information and the public\u2019s privacy and civil liberties while operating these systems in a safe and secure manner.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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