Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats

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As the company that makes the plates, Reviver, has made it clear that doing so would be both illegal and a violation of the terms of service, we’re guessing people who want to hide their car’s credentials so they can speed across town aren’t too worried.

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Offending in public is, apparently, all the rage. We took a deep dive A world of drug dealers who advertise their wares on open web platforms Like Instagram, X, and Snapchat. The practice is not new, but authorities in Europe say it is becoming more popular.

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The US Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it was temporarily banning drone flights over dozens of critical infrastructure and utility sites in New Jersey and New York “at the request of federal security partners.” Bans are set for 30 days. The announcement comes Panic over reported mysterious drone sightings The two states have increased in recent weeks. The FAA says one Joint statement The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and FBI said Wednesday that the U.S. government has found no evidence of contaminated or unaccounted for aircraft.

“After closely examining technical information and tips from concerned citizens, we assess that sightings to date include a mix of legitimate commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as erroneously manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and starships. As drones As reported,” the agencies wrote, “to date we have not assessed activity over the civilian airspace of New Jersey or other northeastern states as a national security concern. or presents a public safety risk.”