Those circumstances are rather broad — too broad, critics have argued — and would give authorities the power to immediately remove a privately owned drone that they deem a threat by any means necessary. They wouldn’t even need a warrant to do so, meaning the drone could be shot down on sight.
These provisions also have privacy advocates concerned, particularly the part about not needing a warrant. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center have come out in opposition to the bill, citing a lack of even basic privacy safeguards. However, the bill is now expected to be signed into law by the president.
