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Mr. Luddite

On 11/11/2015 10:47 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:01:29 -0500, John H.
wrote:

So it should be illegal to fly a drone over a neighboring farmer's field? Or would it
only be illegal to fly over his back yard? And if the question is privacy, how would
you know whether or not the drone had a camera? Or a first person view capability?

The mission of the FAA is 'is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system
in the world.'

Drones flying over back yards at low altitude pose no threat to the safety or
efficiency of the aerospace system.

The function of the FCC is to regulate the airwaves and make sure we
have the orderly use of the bandwidth but they got involved with Janet
Jackson's nipple. It is just the nature of federal agencies.

John's correct about the FAA's mission regarding safety of the aerospace
system which is why it hasn't dealt with privacy issues
regarding quads. It will probably end up being Congress that initiates
a law or laws that limits their use for spying on neighbors.