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by KineticLensman 2741 days ago
Well it depends on which part of the British press you read - it's not a homogeneous entity. The BBC (original article) and the Guardian [0] didn't name them at any point. Some of the tabloid press did, including names and photos of their friends, families and employer. (I won't link to the naming articles because that would of course name them!). At least one of the major online papers that did name them has at least said that they have been released without charge (in the process calling them 'the accused'), but still with a mass of personal details.

Really sad - I'm guessing that as drone users they will now receive the inevitable nut-job drone hatred.

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/23/gatwick-dron...