Own a drone? You'll need to register it with the US government

The Department of Transportation works on drone registration rules, and Facebook warns you when the government may be hacking your account. Meanwhile, Amazon sues more than 1,000 people for posting fake product reviews.

Bridget Carey

19 October 2015 10:51 pm BST

The US government wants to know what drones you own. The Department of Transportation is working out the details of implementing drone registration rules by the end of the year.

And if you didn't already feel paranoid about government surveillance, try this on: Facebook will now notify you if it thinks your account is being attacked by hackers working for the government:

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Also in this tech-news roundup, Amazon deals with drama in keeping track of real user reviews. The online retailer is suing more than 1,000 people who took payments to write fake product reviews.

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Own a drone? You'll need to register it with the US government

Own a drone? You'll need to register it with the US government

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