You mean marketing for customer acquisition...
It costs money to develop and support applications. As much as consumers hate the subscription-based costs of the Adobe Suite, it has never been a consumer-focused product. Their "Elements" line is...
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...