Guys, in this video I’m following up on yesterday’s story because it ties directly into what a lot of you said in the comments—this feeling that drone policy is turning into government surveillance overreach. The ACLU just dropped a new white paper that pulls a bunch of these concerns together and calls out how regulations can end up serving government and corporate interests, while hobbyists and media get boxed out. If you missed the previous video on Lockheed Martin’s 5G mesh drone tracking network, go watch it, because this is the same “big picture” conversation. The ACLU paper brings up real examples—like TFR situations where civilian drones get shut down, but DHS drones can still fly. That’s a huge deal, not just for hobby pilots, but for how events get covered and who gets access to the airspace under 400 feet. I’ve been talking about this trend for years—since the Amazon delivery hype back in 2014—and here we are a decade later with corporations still pushing hard for that airspace. My takeaway: don’t panic and quit the hobby, but don’t ignore what’s happening either. Stay informed, read the ACLU document, and consider groups like the FPV Freedom Coalition so we can keep safe civilian flying access and not get grounded in the next couple years.