There's nuance to that, at least in Canada. First, you can fly over people if you have an Advanced license and are using a unit with an appropriate Safety Assur

There's nuance to that, at least in Canada. First, you can fly over people if you have an Advanced license and are using a unit with an appropriate Safety Assurance declaration (https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/aviation/drone-safety/choosing-right-drone.html https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/aviation/drone-safety/choos...), you can fly over people. Second, if your drone is under 250 grams, the rules are pretty much "don't put people in harms way" and "don't put aircraft in harm's way". The DJI Mavic Mini was designed pretty much to squeeze under that limit, coming in at 249g. I don't know if the FAA has a similar rule (a quick Google search suggested the answer is "maybe").