Is it ok for a neighbor to fly a drone with camera over your house? (floor, room)

[oceangaia]

Originally Posted by lkb0714

Since you don't care to understand how drones work, I think a simple "no" will suffice here, but I have to say the fact you think cameras have hard drives is funny.

I think Henry must be an old codger who still rants about these new-fangled devices called cell phones.

[David A Stone]

Listening to this debate reminds me of listening to Larry King on late night talk radio over 40 years ago.


Liberal Larry was stating a homeowner had no right to shoot an intruder unless the intruder actually was coming into the bedroom to harm you.


Larry said..........."Is it worth taking someone's life to save your TV "?


A caller with a southern drawl said.........." Larry, let me re-word that and direct it to the intruder...Is my TV worth risking your life "?


To all the smug drone supporters..............Is flying over my yard worth risking the loss of your drone ?

[David A Stone]

Originally Posted by oceangaia

I think Henry must be an old codger who still rants about these new-fangled devices called cell phones.

apples to oranges


Is that the best you could come up with?


D-

[David A Stone]

shooting a drone is like pheasant hunting


Since it is moving you never aim at it but lead it and shoot ahead of it.


Shooting pheasants and drones is quite similar.

[j_k_k]

Originally Posted by David A Stone

Shooting pheasants and drones is quite similar.

In my limited experience, pheasant tastes better.

[Diana Holbrook]

Funny! ^

[oceangaia]

Originally Posted by David A Stone

apples to oranges


Is that the best you could come up with?

Beats a worn-out cliche...

[usayit]

A photographer getting into trouble for taking photos where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy is not going to walk away using his/her equipment (lack of resolution or quality) as a defense. There are nothing in the laws that excludes invasion of privacy contingent on the make nor model of the equipment used. No more than having no camera and viewing with my eyes only would exclude from legal trouble.

I do not think showing examples of the limits of current drone technology is relevant to this discussion

[David A Stone]

Originally Posted by j_k_k

In my limited experience, pheasant tastes better.

But you don't have to pluck a drone after you shoot it down nor need a bird dog to retrieve it.

[Diana Holbrook]

Originally Posted by usayit

A photographer getting into trouble for taking photos where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy is not going to walk away using his/her equipment (lack of resolution or quality) as a defense. There are nothing in the laws that excludes invasion of privacy contingent on the make nor model of the equipment used. No more than having no camera and viewing with my eyes only would exclude from legal trouble.

I do not think showing examples of the limits of current drone technology is relevant to this discussion

True enough, technology will improve. My main goal in trying to describe current technology was to ease the minds of people who were afraid someone could see in their windows, or were spying on them from a distance, because the truth is... no... they can't. Given current technology, if they're getting good close up pictures, they're close enough to hear and see the drone... it will not be a secret.

Surely that might change with future camera technology... but at the moment, I still think optical zooms of any quality are too big and heavy for recreational size drones.