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Drone-Related Privacy Violations In The UAE: A Doctrinal Analysis Of Regulatory Gaps And Reform Imperatives

Author(s) Dr. Mariam Mohamed Hassan Alhammadi, Salem Saeed Mohammed Eisa ALDEREI
Country Malaysia
Abstract Drone-Related Privacy Violations in the UAE: A Doctrinal Analysis of Regulatory Gaps and Reform Imperatives has increasingly drawn scholarly attention within global debates on digital governance and emerging surveillance technologies. While privacy protection has been widely examined in relation to data protection and cyber regulation, existing literature has not sufficiently explored how drone-enabled surveillance challenges legal frameworks, particularly within the United Arab Emirates. This study addresses this gap by examining the adequacy of existing UAE laws in addressing drone-related privacy concerns and evaluating the extent of fragmentation between aviation regulation and cybercrime legislation in protecting personal privacy against drone surveillance risks. The study adopts a doctrinal research methodology through the lens of qualitative analysis, supplemented by academic books, peer-reviewed journal articles, and authoritative reports. It focuses on Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021 on Countering Rumors and Cybercrimes and Federal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2022 Regulating the Civil Use of Drones. All materials were subjected to rigorous thematic analysis guided by surveillance theory. The findings reveal that cybercrime legislation remains technology neutral and insufficiently responsive to drone surveillance, while drone regulation is predominantly safety oriented with limited integration of privacy and data governance principles. A further key finding is the existence of doctrinal fragmentation between both frameworks, resulting in regulatory gaps, legal uncertainty, and weak protection against non-consensual aerial surveillance. The study recommends legal integration, the development of drone-specific privacy standards, and proactive regulatory mechanisms, contributing to information technology law, cyber law, air and space law, while advancing the interdisciplinary domain of law and technology as its departure area.
Keywords Cybercrime, Drone Operations, Privacy Violation, Surveillance Theory, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Published In Volume 17, Issue 2, April-June 2026
Published On 2026-05-03
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