Why is all of this happening now?

At Maggie's Farm Bird Dog notes that the

Showdown over iPhone reignites the debate around privacy

Many Americans feel helpless in the face of government invasions into private life, all in the name of safety. We have police video cameras at every intersection. Cops are using fake cell towers to listen in on calls. They want to eliminate cash so private transactions can't be private. The EPA wants to police your land use. Etc, etc. Government agencies are militarizing. Why is all of this happening now?

Do drones trump “Constitutional rights” to both privacy and property?

This man's daughters were sunbathing in his yard behind a six foot fence. The daughters came to get their father and tell him that a drone was hovering overhead. The man shot the drone out of the sky. The owners of the drone came to his house to tell him that he now owed them $1800. He responded by telling them that if they came across the sidewalk, there would be another shooting. The man was arrested for wanton endangerment and criminal mischief.

Chris Matyszczyk writes at Yahoo News,

For his part, Merideth says he will sue the drone's owners. He told WRDB: "You know, when you're in your own property, within a six-foot privacy fence, you have the expectation of privacy. We don't know if he was looking at the girls. We don't know if he was looking for something to steal. To me, it was the same as trespassing."

What would you do?

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