No, and DJI has passed previous audits.
DJI is an easy target for a politician to use to show they are standing up to China. DJI is a privately owned company, but has received investment money from state-owned enterprises. This is not unique...
Your privacy concerns are exaggerated.
Leaving the flight records on the controller won't compromise your privacy.
There is no periodic servicing needed, so you'd only be sending your drone in for crash repair.
The service techs wouldn't care...
That will only delete the TXT flight logs from your remote controller (if it has a touchscreen) or connected mobile device where DJI Fly is installed.
DJI will use the DAT flight logs stored on the drone itself.
[Removed by Moderator] Oh, wait, we have traffic lights that cameras that capture license plates now.
Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to have license plate readers mounted on fixed cameras that are aimed at the exit points of the store? No...
Or they want to avoid the bad press of a disgruntled YouTube personality.
If they have a bad batch of propellers, it would make sense to out in front of the issue. Assuming that was the case. It could also be a problem with a batch run of motors.