Even Some Toy Drones Would Need Registration in U.S. Proposal
- Owners of drones weighing half pound or more must register
- Government wants to track owners to stem illegal flights
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Owners of all but the smallest toy drones will have to register them with the U.S. government before the end of the year if the Obama administration adopts proposals issued by a task force it appointed.
Registration -- designed to make it easier for authorities to track down the growing numbers of illegal flights -- should be free, easy to complete online and permit multiple devices on an owner’s filing, the task force is proposing, according to three people familiar with its recommendations who weren’t authorized to speak about it.