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Legislation to regulate the use of drones got sidetracked by a Senate Committee today over privacy concerns. Sponsor Garrett Richter of Naples outlined how drones could help farmers, but he got hit with questions about crimes being created if drones taking pictures of a house inadvertently took pictures of the house next door. The Senate Committee decided to table the drone bill for a week while Richter worked on answers to their questions.

“The legislature can’t stop technology. It can’t stop advances in technology. So what it can do is figure how to responsible regulate it, so the goals of the citizens of Florida and elected officials are met in a responsible manner” says Richter, who was caught by surprise by the objections.

Under the legislation, someone who captured images prohibited by the bill could prove the pictures were destroyed to avoid prosecution.