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<blockquote data-quote="AC016" data-source="post: 420778" data-attributes="member: 9619">&quot;Backed by a small consortium of drone hardware and software manufacturers, the site allows interested users to enter their home address and have it added to a database of no-fly zones. The site's founder, Ben Marcus, <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2882172/new-database-promises-drone-nofly-zone-around-your-house.html" target="_blank">is recommending such a zone</a> extend 500 feet around each property. This information will then be added to recurring drone firmware updates, effectively barring your property from prying eyes.&quot;&quot;Only drones that are made by or operated by one of our participants will be excluded from flying over your property&quot;The article states clearly that 7 manufacturers are &quot;backing&quot; him/the company.&nbsp; Therefore, they are taking the info he compiles and adding it to their firmware updates.&nbsp; Other companies can join if they wish.&nbsp; Airliners and drones are two different things.&nbsp; I would never expect a Boeing 737-800 from Westjet to hover over my backyard taking photos/video of me.&nbsp; The airspace above me may not be private, but the issue is all about privacy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AC016, post: 420778, member: 9619"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][U]"Backed by a small consortium of drone hardware and software manufacturers[/U][/B], the site allows interested users to enter their home address and have it added to a database of no-fly zones. The site's founder, Ben Marcus, [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2882172/new-database-promises-drone-nofly-zone-around-your-house.html"]is recommending such a zone[/URL][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica] extend 500 feet around each property. [U][B]This information will then be added to recurring drone firmware updates,[/B][/U] effectively barring your property from prying eyes." [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica]"[U][B]Only drones that are made by or operated by one of our participants will be excluded from flying over your property"[/B][/U] [/FONT][/COLOR]The article states clearly that 7 manufacturers are "backing" him/the company. Therefore, they are taking the info he compiles and adding it to their firmware updates. Other companies can join if they wish. Airliners and drones are two different things. I would never expect a Boeing 737-800 from Westjet to hover over my backyard taking photos/video of me. The airspace above me may not be private, but the issue is all about privacy. [/QUOTE]

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