A friend recently posted this on Facebook.
It’s something that’s becoming a more frequent issue as this technology is quickly adopted.
What do you think?
He wrote:
drones. What is the protocol for dealing with a drone hovering outside one’s bedroom? M heard the whine and there were flashing green and red lights. We have power lines on two sides of the house so the pilot must have been more competent than ethical.
We don’t have a shotgun. Alternatives?
Hmmmm. What are the alternatives? Suggestions?
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That is creepy. I would call 911. If you have binoculars, watch where it lands. I wonder if you shoot it with a garden hose, if that would mess up it’s electronics. Or hit it with a baseball to bring it down. Good luck.
If it is a serious model drone and not a cheapie toy, spraying it with water probably will be for naught. Throwing a baseball at it,… well, hope your aim is good and that an errant throw doesn’t end up breaking a window. (That’s been known to happen for well over a hundred years now, hasn’t it?)
Best bet is to see if the pilot is nearby and to have a “friendly” talk. If the drone flies way out of your range, then call 911.
Ewww creepy. Seems like a modern day peeping Tom.
We haven’t dealt with privacy issues with drones, but we often stop at the beach to watch the sunset and often there’s a drone flying overhead recording it. I’m sure the videos are beautiful, but the whine of the motor is a noticeable ripple in what should be a peaceful time of day.
I was just talking with someone about this last week. The gentleman told me that current laws already disallow such things as flying over people and peeping into someone’s house.
I agree with Allen, if you can figure out who the controller is, try to talk with that person. I’m not sure 911 would do much good, however, unless others are making the same type of call.
Well if your car gets broken into with no eyewitnesses, no security cam footage, no fingerprints or any other clues that would aid in catching the culprit, should you not call the police anyway to report that a crime has taken place? There are many good reasons to file a report, even if the prospects of catching the criminal(s) are slim.
On the larger topic of invasion of privacy, I find it curious how our host has chosen to highlight misused drones, but has not talked about this past week’s revelations of the CIA’s dirty bag of tricks used in spying and surveillance on US citizens during the Obama administration. PCs, smartphones, TVs, microwave ovens, you name it. And unlike drones, there’s no loud buzzing noise to tip you off when Big Brother starts snooping on you through one of your electronic devices.
Probably a higher probability somebody is spying on you if you see a drone outside of your window than if you happen to have an electronic device that the CIA knows how to use to snoop (assuming you have not been helping Mike Flynn talk to the Russians).
My understanding is that private hackers also have many of the same hacking tools that were on the “CIA” list.
Beside, the CIA is supposed to be tracking foreign bad guys who want to harm the U.S., not spying on American citizens. Spying on American citizens is supposed to be done by the FBI and approved by a warrant based on probable cause.
An invasion of privacy complaint should be made with HPD and FAA, not sure it would get you anywhere, but numerous complaints may trigger preventive action.