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A woman thought she was bathing alone in her apartment. When she looked out the window a police drone was staring back (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Usually the altitude indicates height above the home point, so if the police launched from down the hill, ascended to 200ft, and flew towards the hill, the drone would lose distance between the ground and the drone while still showing "200 ft"