FAA is refunding drone registration fees illegally collected -- but you have to ask

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: July 7, 2017 at 10:50:29 AM EDT
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] FAA is refunding drone registration fees illegally collected -- but you have to ask
>
>
> FAA is refunding drone registration fees illegally collected -- but you have to ask
>
> If You Want Your Five Bucks Back, The FAA Is Refunding Drone Registrations
>
> http://gizmodo.com/if-you-want-your-five-bucks-back-the-faa-is-refunding-1796710785
>
>      Good news for drone hobbyists who were noble enough to register
>    their aircrafts but could really use $5 right about now: The US
>    Federal Aviation Administration is refunding registration fees
>    and removing names from its registration database.
>
> - - -
>
> 'Cause taking the money in the first place wasn't legal. And the "remote
> ID" system being discussed will turn into a disaster, as it will be
> subverted by bad players who will simply ignore the identification
> requirements or find ways to identify using other people's IDs. More
> government "feel good" time and money wasting. Remember, everything you
> need to build and fly drones -- even autonomously without any radio
> links -- is fully open sourced. Hardware. Firmware. The works.
>
> --Lauren--



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