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Eye On Boise

‘The drones are coming’

Senate members mill around during a break on Wednesday (Betsy Russell)
Senate members mill around during a break on Wednesday (Betsy Russell)

The Senate is now at ease, and members are milling around, awaiting SB 1134aa, the drone bill, from the House. The House has just begun debate on the much-amended measure, which seeks to restrict the use of unmanned drones without a warrant, to protect privacy. "You need a warrant for targeting specific individuals or specific private property," Luker told the House, explaining the amendments. "This is our best effort at this time, given the amount of time we have in the session, to deal with ... expectations of privacy vs. new technology," he said.

His opening comment: "The drones are coming."



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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