Staties flying drones over a town where the local police chief uses his UAV to keep an eye on his girlfriend. All sorts of interagency strife can be imagined, not so say anything of the idiotic cops that fly the things just because. And don't forget the traffic monitoring. Does anybody really thing that some yoyos that carry badges will be smart enough to worry about privacy concerns?

I'll second the sentiment of boatwrote but I think it will be some time before that level of abuse happens. I'm a hobbyist and I love the new mid-large scale drones and heli's that are on the market. It's true, it will be nearly impossible to regulate the ones which fly under a couple hundred feet +/- of ceiling but for the largest scale and Law/Military...... there have to be some serious rules. Of course, if you are willing to fly an unmanned helicopter in an area that it doesn't belong, you also need to be willing to assume the risks including the risk of total loss of the investment. I can't wait to see the first YouTube videos of a UAV being 'taken out of service' by another UAV or even radio transmission blocking. I was at the Catholic Memorial High game on Thanksgiving. There was an awesome 3 rotor UAV with a camera being run at the far end of the field. Sadly it did become a distraction to the players and the audience. That would have been a great one to watch being knocked out of the sky. Of course, I'm just jealous I didn't own it!