loophole-droneIt seems that over in the UK, several security measures that are in place with the intention to protect the Prime Minister as well as the Royal Family have come under scrutiny, when it was made known that a legal loophole would technically enable civilians to fly their drones over various sensitive sites throughout the country. This particular loophole in Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) rules would mean that one can legally operate an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over many Government and royal sites, and that would include the place where the Prime Minister normally retreats to at Chequers, as well as the Balmoral and Sandringham estates.

Security experts were naturally not amused with this loophole, and did come across suggestions that criminals as well as terrorists might actually take advantage of drone technology in order to execute an attack plan or pick up confidential information on the movements of the Prime Minister or Royal Family.

Not only that, drone flights happen to be permitted to make their way over GCHQ in Cheltenham, which is the vantage point from where Britain’s surveillance agencies keep stock of global signals traffic. Admiral Lord West, a former Labour security minister and senior Royal Navy officer, did claim that this loophole was a “great concern” and that the Government should “take action urgently”. Needless to say, we concur! We do know that Royal Parks in London no longer welcomes drones though.

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