The license plate link to home address is not public information. You can get it, but you are usually paying for it.
With RID, you are getting the location of the person controlling the drone right at that moment. This is stoking the fears of a...
And they would get more intel from the photos on the phone than from outdoor shots.
What pharmaceutical information could you get from a drone that couldn't be collected from a satellite?
Helicopters are allowed below 500ft for reasons as trivial as sight seeing tours.
However, they are far more maneuverable, with the ability to hover in place. This makes a critical difference, and is largely why the rules allow it.