On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 08:02:03 -0700 (PDT), Red
wrote:

Regardless of what the article implied about FAA comments, rest
assured that the drones will not be military/aircraft sized drones.
They will have no need to fly hundreds of miles to reach their
targets. Technology already has hummingbird sized drones easily
controlled from the back of a van a few blocks away. And their
flights will be below a couple of hundred feet altitude, well below
altitudes controlled by the FAA or used by VFR aircraft.

LEO will still need a warrant to use what they find in criminal
cases..

Aside:

"...A group of researchers led by Professor Todd Humphreys from the
University of Texas at Austin Radionavigation Laboratory recently
succeeded in raising the eyebrows of the US government. With just
around $1,000 in parts, Humphreys’ team took control of an unmanned
aerial vehicle owned by the college, all in front of the US Department
of Homeland Security.

After being challenged by his lab, the DHS dared Humphreys’ crew to
hack into a drone and take command. Much to their chagrin, they did
exactly that."

http://rt.com/usa/news/texas-1000-us-government-906/