The article touches on that part actually right at the end:
As for legality of taking drone pictures over a house? California state law only forbids that if you're specifically doing so as a sort of peeping tom.
Would’ve been nice if they explained it a bit more.
Don't be like reddit, read the articles before commenting my dude. I know it's a difficult habit to break, but you're less likely to end up looking like a fool and you get to poke fun at the people who obviously aren't reading the articles either!
Yeah, I think it’s a proximity thing. The risk of a drone crashing over a yard is part of that factor I think, which makes sense. Imagine a big drone crashing on some kid’s head 😬
The article touches on that part actually right at the end:
Would’ve been nice if they explained it a bit more.
For example, California has some civil laws covering such things due to paparazzi using technology, but the key with those is the intent to capture people’s activities: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1708.8.&lawCode=CIV
Oh nice, that's what I get for not reading it
Don't be like reddit, read the articles before commenting my dude. I know it's a difficult habit to break, but you're less likely to end up looking like a fool and you get to poke fun at the people who obviously aren't reading the articles either!
Yeah, I think it’s a proximity thing. The risk of a drone crashing over a yard is part of that factor I think, which makes sense. Imagine a big drone crashing on some kid’s head 😬