There’s no doubt that some drone owners will see this as a company trying to crack down on what they’re allowed to do with a piece of hardware they purchased. As someone with pervasive concerns for how personal data is used and sold these days, I’m sympathetic to some of those arguments. Drones can serve incredibly valuable functions, from remote delivery or gathering footage as part of a story, to getting a view of a problem or unfolding situation that would be impossible to source in any other way. The flip side to this equation, of course, is that drone strikes and near-misses have skyrocketed in recent years. Some have argued that the FAA has overblown the risk of a drone strike, given the small size and lightweight design of most drones. But trying to quickly determine whether a drone is of a type that could cause plane damage while closing on the diminutive craft is clearly not an option.

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