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Drones trespassing in my property
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this post was submitted on 21 Jun 2024
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I'm not sure for the EU but in the USA the airspace above your private property is public domain and since drones are classified as aircraft they are entitled do fly over your property just as an airplane or helicopter might. When a drone is being used to record and surveillance it depends on local jurisdiction.
There is a reasonable expectation of privacy though. It's the cameras that make it illegal, not the drone intruding in the first place
There's only a reasonable expectation of privacy in private. As the courts have ruled many times, it's something is visible from the street or from the air, it's probably not private.
No expectation of privacy from the street, yes, at any elevation, sure. But if youre flying a drone over my property within the private airspace I own, that is trespassing
How far up do you own, I didn't release anyone owned space above their place.?
In the United States that is not true. The airspace above your private property is only sorta yours. You are entitled to do whatever you like with the airspace however you do not have the right to dictate what can fly through your airspace.
Since drones are classified as aircraft by the FAA they are entitled to transit the navigable airspace just as a manned airplane might [1]
Navigable airspace is defined in 'public law 85-726 -AUG. 23, 1968'