Amazon says its drones will deliver packages to backyards this year

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6 pointslakis5 comments

Didn't see mention of the path these drones would use to get to the customer's house and then their backyard. In most jurisdictions there's some degree of expected privacy in a backyard, especially if you have a privacy fence. Should one lose that privacy because a neighbor needed a spatula delivered for their cookout?

How is a privacy fence diminished by a neighbor getting a delivery? Because the drone may “see” into the yard? Who is looking at that data? Computers? Who is already looking there, independent of your claim? Police? Other drones, including neighbors? Satellites?

People love to talk about how important privacy is by way of “for examples” but isn’t it true privacy is that which is to be protected by the individual based on a direct need? If a fence was needed to protect it before, would not a sun shade also do this? What is being protected? Nakedness or stacks of gold?

Just once, if my dogs are back there.

I'm going to order a pork chop and mail it to your house.

Please order a gopro at the same time so I can see it on video.

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