Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Use of Drones – Guidelines for Municipal Police Services. Effective 3 Oct. 2023. 2 Is the Use of Drones Necessary Before using drone technology, municipal police services should consider if there are other less privacy invasive options to achieve the same goal. This may include using a more conventional camera to precisely capture images rather than a drone that may over-collect personal information. Before using drone technology, the municipal police service should undertake a privacy impact assessment (PIA). A PIA will ensure that the municipal police service is considering requirements under LA FOIP such as authority for the collection, use, and/or disclosure of personal information, the storage and safeguarding of personal information and the retention and destruction of personal information. Municipal police services must also be cognizant that LA FOIP will provide individuals with right to access footage recorded by drone technology. Municipal police services will need to consider how it will be able to facilitate such access. For more information about PIAs, check our PIA resources here: https://oipc.sk.ca/resources/resource-directory/privacy-impact-assessment-guidanceand-supporting-documentation/. Are There any Stakeholders That Should be Consulted Given how intrusive drone technology can be, municipal police services should determine if it should consult with relevant stakeholders and representatives of those potentially impacted. For example, if a municipal police service intends to use a drone in a particular neighbourhood for a period of time, then municipal police services should notify those who live and/or work in the area. This provides the municipal police services with the opportunity to communicate the purpose(s) of using drone technology. This would also be an opportunity for municipal police services to learn about specific privacy concerns and address them. This may also be an opportunity for municipal police services to consider privacy risks they did not previously identify and to explore options to mitigate such risks. II. Once the Decision to Implement Drone Technology is Made Below are some considerations for the municipal police service once it has decided it will use drone technology: • Is the duty to protect being met.
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