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A U.K. government official has criticized Amazon Inc. for not providing guidance about the safe operation of drones to customers who purchase such products from the retailer.
Robert Goodwill, the minister of state for transport and a member of Parliament, said that Amazon had so far refused to include a government pamphlet that outlines British laws that relate to flying small unmanned aircraft safely, when shipping such products to customers -- something other major British retailers, including Maplin, Currys, and Argos, routinely do.