안심 동행 드론의 운행에 따른 법적 과제

Currently, our society is busy day and night, and is exposed to crime 24 hours a day due to various social and leisure activities. In addition, the type of crime has also diversified, and various policies are being implemented with an emphasis on crime prevention rather than ex post response. Accordingly, various services are being provided to prevent crime, such as safe return home scouts that take people home in groups of two, an app that monitors the return route with CCTV, and safe return home taxis. However, there are limitations in responding to crimes occurring in various types regardless of time and place, and it is time to develop a new type of security plan that can compensate for the limitations. Along with the development of science and technology, drones, which are the core of the 4th industrial revolution, are currently used in various fields of our society and are naturally used in our daily lives. If this is used as a safe companion drone, a more efficient crime prevention service can be provided. Unlike humans, drones can be on standby and operated at all times, so the applicant can accompany them at any time if they want, regardless of the activity time. In addition, compared to CCTVs that are fixed and can only view designated screens, drones can freely follow the target and record videos, so more accurate situation information can be checked. Above all, just being followed by a drone can be perceived as a target of protection by the police, which can have a deterrent effect on potential criminals. However, there is still no legal basis for the operation of these safe accompany drones in Korea. In addition, the privacy of an unspecified number of people may be violated while filming an image in the sky, and there is a concern about leakage of personal image information. Accordingly, it is necessary to provide a legal basis for the information collected by safe companion drones by specifying the requirements or scope of video shooting by drones through the revision of the 「Personal Information Protection Act」. At the same time, the 「Act for Operation and Management of Safe Accompany Drones」 was enacted, which established the standards for safe companion drones and the management of collected information, and sought ways to efficiently utilize safe accompany drones. Science and technology continues to develop and move forward, but our laws are not keeping up with the changes. It is time to establish a legal system for efficient crime prevention by minimizing the part that may violate the basic rights of the people without giving up useful science and technology due to legal inadequacies.