I gathered that the point of the question is whether one would be able to distinguish between a power company drone and some random person flying in their back yard.
If it's large and expensive the likelihood that it's some random person decreases, it's easy for a UAS with a thermal camera to be $8,000+.
We have identification requirements for other types of planes that cost significantly more.
On the other hand, I've seen utility-branded work clothing at Goodwill.
Or it's a fake thermal camera for $8 -- just some plastics but nothing inside. How is anyone a bit away going to know?
Threat modeling wise, these things could be bad & dangerous in one, two, three, four, more, different ways
> Threat modeling wise, these things could be bad & dangerous in one, two, three, four, more, different ways
you could say that about a Toyota Camry