mr. geiger? >> if people don't think they have much privacy now they should wait for new class of technologies that will enable very intrusive physical surveillance. that is just coming. i, theÑi examples that you read are indeed troubling. i'm glad that you mentioned in those passages there are other types of surveillance enabled by drones besides just video observation. they could be outfitted array of sensors including cell phone tower emulatetores. federal government used these on tens of thousand of individuals in the past year. in terms of how to provide individuals with that kind of privacy, you know, privacy towards get you some but again limited because it is limited to a reasonable, what is highly offensive to reasonable person standard. and it is unclear the degree which congress can directly regulate those kinds of uses without violating the first amendment right to collect data in public places. however, we think that the industry should take the lead in strong enforceable code of co

mr. geiger, advocacy director and senior counsel for the center of democracy, technology. welcome and your recognize. >> chairman chaffetz, ranking member cummings and numbers of the committee, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to testify today on the subject of unmanned aircraft systems also known as the drones. i am harley geiger senior counsel at the server democracy technology, cdt is a nonpartisan, nonprofit technology policy advocacy organization dedicated to preserving civil liberties such as privacy and free speech while enabling government agencies to provide security encompassed in figure i have three overarching points out what to make with regard to drones. by tesla focus on privacy although closer many other policy issues that are so say with unmanned aircraft. first unmanned aircraft systems out a promising technology might have potential to erode civil liberties by enabling pervasive surveillance. second, current laws do not provide strong privacy protection from government or private unmanned aircraft and a lack of privacy protection undermi