The emerging use of civilian drones in Spain. Legal status and impact on the right to data protection

Abstract

Abstract
Drones are a growth industry and their civilian uses are becoming popular all around the world. Spain was one of the first European countries to pass a technical regulation on RPAS with the aim of assuring a high security standard. Nowadays, attention is paid on the challenges that these technologies pose on privacy and data protection. In the light of the conditions imposed by the Spanish legislation on data protection, this paper analyses the concerns posed by the explotation of civil drones and and looks at the major doctrinal and institutional attempts to address them.