This probably explains Elon Musk as well.
If they hovered over me at 10-15’ or so, and stayed there, my curiosity may be piqued. That doesn’t sound like what was going on here. It seems batshit crazy to me to be worried about that.
I’m a street photographer (gratuitous link to some of my shots) and thankfully the laws regarding taking photography in public are well-defined. As long as I’m not taking photos of somebody where they should expect privacy, then I’m in the clear. I’ve taken pictures of a lot of people and the only time I’ve ever been somewhat bothered about it was by a Chicago cop that didn’t like me taking photos of them questioning somebody on the street.
I’ve been filmed by a quadcopter operated by strangers while skiing. All that made me uncomfortable was that I didn’t have one myself and I wanted to get my hands on the footage. You’re probably being filmed by security cameras at the beach, or at least in the parking lot.
Certainly there is a line, which if people cross might make me feel uncomfortable. But you don’t have a right feel comfortable at all times in public. We have laws against stalking and harassment, and I believe the bar should be set relatively high. Taking pictures of someone against their wishes, by itself, shouldn’t trigger it.
Did you bother to view some of his videos? You can’t make out faces or really even bodies other than “human shaped.”
I know that because I can see the video. If I just see the copter and the kid, I have no idea of where he’s zooming in. Just like I don’t know if a guy with a camera is doing a panoramic or a close up in my direction.
Oh, was I not supposed to fap to that? 
My bad.
No, but in certain situations it’s completely normal to react at having your picture taken, right? There are degrees. At a certain point somebody can violate your space while filming you. Right?
Please provide the legal definition of “space”.
That varies from person to person, and even from culture to culture, but I certainly have one, and so do you.
Also, again, not talking about legality here, just about what’s reasonable behaviour.
If the drone gets close enough, would I be within my rights to knock it out the air with a rock?
About the same rights you have to throw a rock at someone’s car window. Which is the right to be sued and possibly arrested.
Living with such uncertainty whenever you see someone with a camera must be very difficult.
Exactly.
And if I see a guy with a backpack, he might have books in it, or a bomb. And if I see a lady talking to a police officer, she might be reporting a crime - or making a malicious false report. And if I see a child with a candy bar, it’s possible that he or she stole that candy bar. And if I see someone typing on a computer, I don’t know if they are sending an email to grandma or hacking the NSA. Etc.
I can see crotches and boobs in some of your pictures. Clearly your camera is a pervert.
I’m surprised he goes on the internet. There are pictures of people on the internet. He seems so concerned about space yet he has no problem violating these peoples spaces.
Yes. There are things that are more likely than others, depending on the situation. That doesn’t mean that you need a 100 per cent certainty of something before you react. If you see somebody recording in the beach, the possibility that he’s using that camera for his own vouyeristic purposes exists. We aren’t talking about something incredibly implausible.
Again, if you honestly can tell me that you have no sense of personal space, that you wouldn’t mind being recorded in the street, that you cannot understand the mind of somebody who does have that sense, then sure, I could understand your need to mock. I would have to question whether you’ve ever even spoken to a human being, but at least I would understand it.
The final frontier.
It’s for this reason that most municipalities ban 13 year old boys from beaches entirely. You never know what they’re doing with those memories.