WvV> Overhere a photo journalist was recently convicted (to pay a fine),
 WvV> because he used a drone to take photographs of a crimescene from the
 WvV> air. The conviction was based on some model airplane law (probably
 WvV> safety related, it was in a public place), not because he invaded
 WvV> someones privacy or obstructed the police. So they had to be creative to
 WvV> get him convicted...

   While the media companies manage to have their puppy politicians passing one
oppressive (as in violating the citizens constitutional right to privacy) law
after another, the civil rights movements seem to have much more problems
getting the attention from the law makers.

   Some of us have seen what the Ukrainian government could make out of one
single WiFi collecting drone over the demonstrations a year ago. They managed
to send a text message to every single cell phone attending that rally, telling
them that they were registered.

   Of course. The government wants to make use of all the recent technology to
keep a watch on you (North Korea, USA or Sweden doesn't matter), but you'll be
damned if you want to exercise that same right yourself.

   Today you can buy a WiFi collecting helicopter drone for less than EUR300.
Just hover it over a public space for 15 minutes or so, and all the smart
phones below, that didn't think of disconnecting WiFi when they left home, will
connect to your drone and send a lot of data to it.

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