"TODAY" NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT IS ON THE ROAD IN ILLINOIS THIS
MORNING.
HES GOING TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. GOING TO TELL US ALL ABOUT
IT.
>> DRONES ARE MORE POPULAR THAN EVER.ONES ARE MORE POPULAR THAN
EVER.
ANYBODY CAN GET THEM RIGHT OFF THE STORE SHELVES.EM RIGHT OFF
THE STORE SHELVES. I BOUGHT THEM FOR MY SON.
PEOPLE USE THEM IN BACKYARDS. PEOPLE USE THEM ON VACATIONS.
WE HAVE OUR NBC DRONE.
WE USE DRONES ALL THE TIME TO
TELL STORIES.
TELL STORIES. ITS EASY BECAUSE YOU CAN STICK
CAMERAS ON THEM.
NOT ONLY US AT NBC, ANYBODY CAN
STICK A CAMERA ON A DRONE. NOW, CREEPS ARE DOING SOMETHING
CREEPY.
CREEPY.
YOU KNOW THEY FIGURED OUT A WAY
TO DO IT.
LETS FLY OUR DRONE UP.
THEYRE USING THEM TO GO INSIDE NEIGHBORS AND SPY INSIDEINSIDE
NEIGHBORS AND SPY INSIDE PEOPLES HOMES.
PEOPLES HOMES.
GOING RIGHT UP INTO THE WINDOWS AND LOOKING AT YOUR MOST PRIVATE
MOMENTS ANYWHERE YOU ARE AT N
YOUR HOUSE.
YOUR HOUSE.
ST. LOUIS, A MYSTERY DRONE TERRORIZING AN ENTIREDRONE
TERRORIZING AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. TARGETING TWO YOUNG GIRLS
THROUGH THEIR BATHROOM WINDOW.
>> THEY WERE DOING THEIR HAIR
AND HEARD A WEIRD NOISE.
>> Reporter: IN SEATTLE, THIS
WOMAN SAYS THIS DRONE WAS SPYING
ON HER.
ON HER.
>> IT WAS SCARY. AND THEN, I REALIZED I HAD NO
CLOTHES ON.
CLOTHES ON.
>> Reporter: IN UTAH, THIS MAN
PLED NO CONTEST OF VOYEURISM
AFTER USING A DRONE TO PEEP
INSIDE PEOPLES HOMES. HOW EASY IS IT FOR A DRONE TO
SPY ON YOU?
LET ME SHOW YOU. IM GOING TO WALK AROUND AND GO
ABOUT MY BUSINESS LIKE I WOULD
AT HOME.
AT HOME. BOTH DOWNSTAIRS AND UPSTAIRS.
JUST OUTSIDE, WE HAVE A DRONE
STANDING BY READY TO SPY ON ME.
I AM CURIOUS, ILL BET YOU ARE,
TOO.
TOO.
HOW CLOSE DOES THIS DRONE NEED TO GET?SE DOES THIS DRONE NEED
TO GET?
AND HOW MUCH CAN THE DRONE SEE
IN HERE?
HOW MUCH DETAIL? OUTSIDE, OUR DRONE APPROACHES
THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE. THEY TOLD ME OUR DRONE IS
OUTSIDE THIS WINDOW.
IM LOOKING OUT THIS WINDOW.
COME UP TO THE WINDOW.
I DONT SEE A THING OUT THERE.
DO YOU?
DO YOU?
I DO NOT SEE A THING OUT THERE. BUT, IF I DO THIS, I CAN SEE THE
DRONE RIGHT THERE.
HI.
HI.
I HAVE TO REALLY BE LOOKING FOR YOU TO SEE YOU.Y BE LOOKING FOR
YOU TO SEE YOU. LOOK AT THE DETAIL YOU CAN GET
THROUGH MY WINDOW BEING UP AND
AWAY FROM THE WINDOW.
IF I WERE SITTING IN HERE LIKE A
NORMAL PERSON WOULD ON THIS
CROUCH, I WOULD HAVE NO IDEA.
THIS IS SPYING ON ME.
I WOULD HAVE TO CRANE MY NECK TO
BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
NUTS.
NUTS.
YOURE A TARGET ON THE SECOND FLOOR, TOO.GET ON THE SECOND
FLOOR, TOO. IM HEADED UPSTAIRS.
SITTING IN THE TUB.
THIS CAN BE AN INTIMATE MOMENT.
AND THE DRONE, ALL THE WAY ON
THE SECOND STORY, IS WATCHING.
EVEN LAYING IN BED, THE DRONE IS
WATCHING.
WATCHING.
THATS DRONE CAM.
YOU CAN SEE ME IN BED.
LOOK OUTSIDE THE WINDOW. DO YOU SEE A DRONE?NDOW.
DO YOU SEE A DRONE? I DONT.
I DONT. EVEN SCARIER, DRONE OPERATORS
CAN HIDE OUT OF SIGHT.
THIS IS OUR NBC DRONE OPERATOR,
DOWN THE STREET RIGHT NOW.
NO WAY FOR ME TO SEE HIM OR
CATCH HIM.
CATCH HIM. AND EXPERTS WARN THE LAW HASNT
CAUGHT UP.
CAUGHT UP.
TELL ME THIS IS ILLEGAL. IT HAS TO BE.IS ILLEGAL.
IT HAS TO BE. >> SPYING IS ILLEGAL.
>> Reporter: IS IT TRESPASSING?
>> NOT NECESSARILY.
>> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH THE
DRONE IS ON MY PROPERTY, ITS
NOT TRESPASSING?
NOT TRESPASSING? >> IT DEPENDS HOW HIGH UP IT IS,
WHAT STATE YOURE IN.
ITS TOUGH TO CALL IT
TRESPASSING.
TRESPASSING. >> Reporter: BACK HERE IN
ILLINOIS.
ILLINOIS.
YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR THE BUZZ, SOUNDING LIKE YOUR NEIGHBOR IS,
SOUNDING LIKE YOUR NEIGHBOR IS MOWING THE LAWN.
BUT INSIDE YOUR HOUSE, THE
WINDOWS BLOCK A LOT OF THAT
NOISE AND ITS QUIET.
WE BOUGHT THESE DRONES LAST
NIGHT RIGHT OFF THE SHELF.
AND A LOT OF THEM COME WITH
CAMERAS BUILT-IN.
CAMERAS BUILT-IN. THIS IS THE NEW THING.
WHEN YOU GET A RECREATIONAL
DRONE, EVEN FOR YOUR KID, YOURE
SUPPOSED TO REGISTER THIS WITH
THE FAA.
THE FAA. THE FAA ISNT CHECKING.
IF YOU PAY CASH FOR THIS,
THERES NO WAY TO TRACE IT.
CREEPS CAN DO IT.
AND IF YOU WERE TO SEE THE
ACTUAL DRONE, IT MAKES IT HARDER
FOR POLICE TO CATCH YOU.
>> YOU CAN JUST CLOSE THOSE
BLINDS, RIGHT?
BLINDS, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> BY THE WAY, I NEED TO GET OUT