As much as I dislike JMac I think he is correct with his commentary on Drones, it is becoming a bigger than life issue, and the war has been lost before it begins. CASA cannot control Drone technology, and in reality they have little to no teeth to do so. Even if they could oversight drones fully, they don't have the manpower, funds and currently the legal muscle to do so.
I am an advocate for drones and the technology, and acknowledge that the use for them is endless, but the lack of ' adequate controls' with these things is quite simply, in our industry, an accident waiting to happen.
CASA says it can't ensure drone privacy - certification, unmanned aerial vehicles, Australia, drones, Parliament, Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), privacy - Techworld
Example of a close call. Although the drone being used wasn't a $400 Ebay drone, you get the point;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ust-metre.html