Is it legal to shoot private yards with drones?

Legal analysis: specific plot judgment is needed. It is not illegal to shoot the outside of a private yard with a drone, but it is illegal to shoot and peek into other people's private spaces such as houses and hotel rooms. Infringe on the privacy of others, natural persons enjoy the right to privacy, and no organization or individual may infringe upon it.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 1032 Natural persons have the right to privacy. No organization or individual may infringe upon the privacy rights of others by spying, harassing, exposing or making public. Privacy is the private space, private activities and private information that natural people live in peace and don't want to be known by others.

Article 103 Unless otherwise provided by law or expressly agreed by the obligee, no organization or individual may commit the following acts: (1) Interfere with the private life and peace of life of others by means of telephone, short messages, instant messaging tools, e-mails, leaflets, etc. ; (2) Entering, taking photos or peeping into other people's private spaces such as houses and hotel rooms; (3) Shooting, peeping, eavesdropping or revealing other people's private activities; (4) Shooting or peeping at the private parts of others' bodies; (5) handling other people's private information; (6) Invading the privacy of others by other means.