The municipalities of Kifisia, Agia Paraskevi, and Aigaleo have decided to deploy drones in order to protect municipal property from vandalism and to address juvenile delinquency.

In an article by journalist Alexia Kalaitzi for the newspaper Kathimerini, published in early June, Homo Digitalis provided relevant statements!

Is the use of drones by a local authority for the purpose of tackling delinquency lawful? Are citizens’ personal data protected when drones fly—sometimes in ways that may make their presence imperceptible—in public spaces, that is, in more than 150 points of interest, covering every neighborhood or even outside residents’ balconies?

Read more here.

We warmly thank the journalist for her interest in our work! Statements on behalf of Homo Digitalis were provided by our Executive Director, Eleftherios Chelioudakis.