The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday proposed a record $1.9 million fine against an aerial photography company, SkyPan International, for flying drones in crowded New York and Chicago airspace without permission.

Zack Lytle is the kind of limits-pushing, free-spirited hacker who is in an almost constant state of ideation. He's always launching one new venture or another, whether it's finding a loophole in frequent flier miles - the kind that has afforded him free flights since 2007 - or writing cheat software for popular online games like World of Warcraft.