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>The plans also include the extension of geo-fencing, in which no-fly zones are programmed into drones using GPS co-ordinates, around areas such as prisons and

by dTal 9y ago

>The plans also include the extension of geo-fencing, in which no-fly zones are programmed into drones using GPS co-ordinates, around areas such as prisons and airports. So will open source drone firmware become illegal?

WJW 9y ago
Not if it includes geofencing, obviously. There might be an opportunity to alter/delete the geofence, but that would not be different in a legal sense from "chipping" a moped for example. The chippability of mopeds does not make all mopeds illegal and selling properly geofenced drones with open source firmware would also be legal. Altering a drone to remove the geofencing and then flying it would be illegal though.