DJI ban: What happens to the drone I already own?

[rwilliam99]

Indeed. Too easy to confirm. And this is precisely how we know none of this is really about security.

If it were REALLY about security they would be grounding them ALL right now......

 

[4 inch pistons]

One of the arguments that I heard was that with all of the first responders, agriculture and government agencies that were using DJI drones could be crippled during a national emergency if China forces DJI to disable them when they are needed the most.

 

[msinger]

One of the arguments that I heard was that with all of the first responders, agriculture and government agencies that were using DJI drones could be crippled during a national emergency if China forces DJI to disable them when they are needed the most.

That seems like a very unlikely reason to ban Chinese drones in the US considering that most drone owners are not first responders or employees of government agencies. However, that's another great excuse for them to cover up the real reason.

 

[rwilliam99]

One of the arguments that I heard was that with all of the first responders, agriculture and government agencies that were using DJI drones could be crippled during a national emergency if China forces DJI to disable them when they are needed the most.

Which could be completely mitigated by operating in local data mode. Operated in this mode, it would be impossible for DJI to disable them.

 

[4 inch pistons]

Hey guys. Don't shoot the messenger. I'm just saying what I heard as a reason. Geeezzz

 

[msinger]

Hey guys. Don't shoot the messenger. I'm just saying what I heard as a reason. Geeezzz

No shots fired here. Just sharing some thoughts.

 

[anotherlab]

Use "WireShark" against a packet dump from your network and/or your cellular connection to see what activity is happening.

Unless the data is going over HTTPS, it will all be encrypted.

DJI passed security audits by NOAA, Homeland Security, Germany's TÜV SÜD. This was never about that DJI could send data back to China.