The Practical Challenges and Legal Approaches to Data Regulation in the Low-Altitude Economy

Abstract

As a strategic emerging industry, the low-altitude economy is an important bridge between the digital economy and the real economy. The data in this field plays a key role in supporting both industrial development and safety supervision. However, research on low-altitude economic data regulation in China is still quite weak right now. We especially lack systematic studies that combine data elements with safety supervision.In practice, there are several obvious problems. For example, data standards are often fragmented, different regulatory departments don't coordinate well enough, and there is no systematic guarantee for data security and privacy protection. Traditional regulatory methods just can't adapt to the unique features of low-altitude data,it is three-dimensional, highly dynamic, and very sensitive. Because of this, the actual effect of supervision is seriously limited.To solve these problems, we can improve the system from three main aspects. First, we need to rely on data platforms to build a consensus on unified standards. Second, the government should take the lead to build a collaborative supervision mechanism involving multiple departments. Third, it is necessary to set up a national-level data security classification system, along with a flexible privacy protection mechanism based on different scenarios. By doing these things, we can further improve the data supervision system and provide a solid legal guarantee for the high-quality development of the low-altitude economy.