Drones in Focus Amid U.S.-China War on Data Harvesting
Critics of Shenzhen-based SZ DJI TechnologyCo. warn the world’s top producer of drones may be channeling reams of sensitive data to Chinese intelligence agencies on everything from critical infrastructure like bridges and dams to personal information such as heart rates and facial recognition...
www.bloomberg.com
Interview with author of longer article on drones.
One interesting bit is that in the last 3 years, DJI marketshare dropped from 69% to 54%.
Still, both Trump and Biden administrations have made moves to limit DJI activities.
One FCC commissioner Brendan Carr has called for an outright ban on DJI products.
Here's the longer article, though it's paywalled (but you may be able to get some free articles).
Drones Take Center Stage in U.S.-China War on Data Harvesting
DJI has become the poster child of a much wider national security threat.
www.bloomberg.com
I don't think the issue of banning DJI is as big as the idea of banning Huawei products were, because Huawei was implicated in backdoors in its 5G transmission equipment.
But one claim is that DJI drones were used as part of the persecution of the xyghur ethnic minority in the Xinjiang province, which some have called a genocide.
So we may have to enjoy our DJI gear while we can.
