Civilian drones, visual privacy and EU human rights law / Girish Agarwal.

Based on author's thesis (Doctoral - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2020) issued under title: Droneopticon : privacy implications of civilian drones in the EU.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Brief history of drones -- Elements of privacy invasion -- Visual privacy -- The fundamental dimensions of visual privacy -- The solutions -- Conclusion.

"This book examines rights issues in relation to visual privacy in the use of civilian drones. Here, visual privacy is described as the freedom from a combination of unwanted activities directed towards an individual, such as, observing, recording, and publishing of personal visual information, without an individual's consent. The book answers the question of whether visual observation of an individual with the help of the camera systems onboard a civilian drone is lawful in light of EU law. It also discusses the legality of the subsequent recordings and publications. The issues are considered in terms of the European Convention of Human Rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union and EU General Data Protection Regulation. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of technology, privacy and human rights law"-- Provided by publisher.