Drones are becoming more and more popular, but some people are worried the law doesn't allow for peeping toms and perverts to be adequately dealt with.

Despite federal government discussions, no draft legislation has been put forward and drone pilots remain able to film people in their most private moments.

Lawyer David Galbally said it was a "very difficult area".

Drones can be used by perverts to take video and photos of private moments. (9news)

Complainants can launch a trespass claim - but even that is difficult to prove.

"It may take an event such as flying over Malcolm Turnbull's house constantly that would force federal parliament to do something about it," he told A Current Affair .

Melbourne mum Tamika said she was fed up with drones invading her family's personal space.

Some worry the law does not adequately protect peoples' privacy against drones. (9news)

"Speaking as a mum, and speaking as a woman, I think if you've got a pest or a pervert running drones around, safety comes first and there's got to be some protection in place," she said.

Drones retail for as little as $50, and futurists have tipped there will be one billion of them in the skies by 2030.

Harassment and stalking are illegal activities, but it is difficult to establish a pattern of behaviour with drones.

Melbourne mum Tamika is tired of drones invading her family's personal space. (9news)

Gold Coast residents John and Jill Marie often see drones flying near their apartment, filming the building's pool and sometimes looking right through their windows.

Jill said they "ruined the beach".

"You can see the women having the most relaxing time of their life on that white sand, they're tucked into their towel, relaxed, sunbaking," she said.

Drones and privacy is a "difficult area" to legislate on. (9news)

"And down it'll go under them, they seem them, startle, and crunch up."

She said women reacted out of "self-protection".

Peter Gibson of the Civil Aviation and Safety Authority said there were rules for recreational drone use, but privacy was outside their jurisdiction.

Australian company DroneShield has developed a "gun" which forces drones to land. (9news)

"But the rules are simple - things like, stay more than 30 metres away from other people at all times, stay more than five and a half kilometres from airports, never fly your drone anywhere near an aircraft," he said.

Fines of up to $10,000 are levied for breaches of these rules.

One option for protecting people's privacy against recreational drones is to fit all machines with mobile SIM cards, which would allow flight data to be uploaded into a tracking database.

Drones have been seen snooping on beachgoers on the Gold Coast. (9news)