Comment on US senators claim car makers sold driver data for pennies
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months agoIf the drones are flying over private property without explicit authorization, the FAA may be a good place to start.
Comment on US senators claim car makers sold driver data for pennies
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months agoIf the drones are flying over private property without explicit authorization, the FAA may be a good place to start.
averyminya@beehaw.org 3 months ago
I was under the impression that airspace is not part of land property, so flying drones above private property in most instances is not illegal. Could totally be wrong here
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months ago
In the US, property owners do indeed have some degree of rights over low-altitude airspace. The FAA states that one should have permission before intentionally flying over private property. In addition, a large number of states and municipalities have drone-specific surveillance, harassment, and privacy laws, so, it’s a fair change that those may apply. Any commercial drone operator that violates local laws in course of their flight is likely to run into trouble with the FAA too.