Idk if anyone had a similar problem before, but I live in EU by the countryside, at first there were only a few but now it happens more and more often to see drones passing over my house, I am sure they are civilian drones because law enforcement has no reason to use them since the area is quiet (and honestly I doubt they would be able to do so), however it bothers me enough to know that there are people who get over the fence and enter my property going to look at what they want, does anyone have any advice on what to do?

  • ben_dover@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    there’s a software package floating around to hijack drones and remote control them yourself. it might be time to test the drone’s security capabilities

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    I think you have the legal right to prohibit flying above your property. Do it, make a sign and report everyone who violates it to the police. Flying on someone’s property with a camera drone is illegal anyways.

    EDIT: Also check if you legally can physically eliminate the drone in that case. It’s the most effective strategy.

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      EDIT: Also check if you legally can physically eliminate the drone in that case. It’s the most effective strategy.

      Just tell the police you were clay pigeon shooting and the drone flew into your path.

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    I’m somewhat surprised that there’s no purchasable solution to this problem as all of the technology to make a short range drone interdiction system already exist. To detect one all that’s necessary is an appropriate camera setup and a system hooked to it capable of recognizing them, both of which are already prevalent in the market. Add an inexpensive laser range finder so the system can know if the drone is truly over your property and at an altitude acceptable for interception.

    Once that’s done it becomes a matter of how to interdict the drone. One relatively safe option would be for the system to deploy a high speed short range interdiction drone to overfly the other drone and drop something on top of it meant to snarl its rotors, for instance fishing line with weights.

    None of that is necessarily easy but its certainly doable.

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      EMP systems usually are heavily regulated for a very, very good handful of reasons.

      I just shoot them with a pellet gun.