Mandated National Security Risk Assessment of DJI drones

[mavic3usa]

Well, I was researching it and apparently when you first fire up your drone, it puts a region code in the drone that supposedly can't be changed making it a US or let's say a South Korean drone. The reason why that is important is because South Korea does not allow thesignal strength or the distance so the only way a firmware update wouldn't change that is if there was a hard country code in it telling DJI that it was not allowed to push a firmware update that could give the drone more capability than legal in that country. So, having a Canadian version of the drones software would protect me if the US made DJI push a firmware update that would debilitate my drone. Hopefully, I made that a little clearer as I know this is a complicated issue and I am not a great writer.

Yep I understand what you are saying and I understand why that would be the thought but it simply isn't true IMO. We already know why the drone changes from CE to FCC and vice versa and we all already know the software is the same for all DJI drones with rare exceptions. If you can point to where you read this, might be helpful. There's no value in permanently hardcoding a drone by locking it into a specific region especially when the serial number can sorta serve the same benefit. Like almost all other electronic devices, the serial number should be the key to the software update.

Drones are activated over wifi and with VPNs, why wouldn't everyone simply activate their drone in the US for FCC? I agree there are settings in the drone like language and geo-fence and GPS usage, etc that are impacted by your geographical location and get set upon activation but again, I see no value in making it permanent and incapable of switching. DJI warranties and Care Refresh are region specific and to me, it wouldn't make sense if those were impacted by where you activate the drone as opposed to where you purchased the drone (as DJI says). First thought comes to mind is go to a foreign country, buy your drones and cameras, bring them home to the US and activate them here for US warranty and US Care.

 

[rmb]

I get where you’re coming from, and I agree that activation location isn’t a magic forever-lock in all cases. DJI has used both dynamic region switching (based on GPS + app region) and, in some markets, one-time hard locks tied to first activation. For example, South Korean and Japanese models have historically kept their reduced transmitter power limits even after flying elsewhere.

For Canada vs. U.S., both are FCC-equivalent today, so in normal times there’s no difference. The only reason I was looking at Canadian activation is as a small hedge in case DJI ever pushes a U.S.-specific firmware branch due to future regulations. I get it’s not bulletproof if they target U.S. serial ranges or require live GPS-based checks, activation location won’t help but in rare edge cases it has mattered.

 

[mavic3usa]

I get where you’re coming from, and I agree that activation location isn’t a magic forever-lock in all cases. DJI has used both dynamic region switching (based on GPS + app region) and, in some markets, one-time hard locks tied to first activation. For example, South Korean and Japanese models have historically kept their reduced transmitter power limits even after flying elsewhere.

For Canada vs. U.S., both are FCC-equivalent today, so in normal times there’s no difference. The only reason I was looking at Canadian activation is as a small hedge in case DJI ever pushes a U.S.-specific firmware branch due to future regulations. I get it’s not bulletproof if they target U.S. serial ranges or require live GPS-based checks, activation location won’t help but in rare edge cases it has mattered.

I hear you and I agree it won't hurt to activate in Canada. I'm planning to take advantage (for the first time) the massive number of hacks and related hacking software that will be abound should we come to point. Should be quite interesting if that were to happen.....

 

[rmb]

I hear you and I agree it won't hurt to activate in Canada. I'm planning to take advantage (for the first time) the massive number of hacks and related hacking software that will be abound should we come to point. Should be quite interesting if that were to happen.....

Dude, you're not gonna believe this, but I just went to DJI site and they allowed me to buy a Mavic four and a mini four pro and shipped to the US. It's like did something changed today?

 

[mavic3usa]

Dude, you're not gonna believe this, but I just went to DJI site and they allowed me to buy a Mavic four and a mini four pro and shipped to the US. It's like did something changed today?

Just checked again but nothing has changed for me when using the American store on dji.com. Do you have a link where you made these purchases?

Oh and be ready to look out for your credit card!

 

[rmb]

Just checked again but nothing has changed for me when using the American store on dji.com. Do you have a link where you made these purchases?

Oh and be ready to look out for your credit card!

dji-us.com

 

[rmb]

Just checked again but nothing has changed for me when using the American store on dji.com. Do you have a link where you made these purchases?

Oh and be ready to look out for your credit card!

And the US homepage is now boasting mini four pros in stock.

 

[mavic3usa]

dji-us.com

I believe that's a fake site. It's certainly not the official dji website. Someone else may be able to jump in with the details but I would be careful with ordering anything from here.

 

[MS Coast]

dji-us.com does not appear to belong to DJI's site. It's definitely not their primary website - dji.com.

For one thing, the domain name was just registered on July 1, 2025. You might want to call your credit card company about that purchase. It appears that you've been the victim of a shyster.

 

[anotherlab]

Just go to the "About" page, About Us

They identify themselves as a DJI reseller. "Owned and operated by EARTH THRIVING LIMITED". That is the same name of a Scottish company that was dissolved to years ago. (source).

Their use of the DJI name and logo is pretty sketchy. I would not give them any business.

 

[rmb]

Just go to the "About" page, About Us

They identify themselves as a DJI reseller. "Owned and operated by EARTH THRIVING LIMITED". That is the same name of a Scottish company that was dissolved to years ago. (source).

Their use of the DJI name and logo is pretty sketchy. I would not give them any business.

Absolutely and totally understood. You know what they say, if it looks too good to be true it probably is.

 

[Starz]

Just go to the "About" page, About Us

They identify themselves as a DJI reseller. "Owned and operated by EARTH THRIVING LIMITED". That is the same name of a Scottish company that was dissolved to years ago. (source).

Their use of the DJI name and logo is pretty sketchy. I would not give them any business.

Seems to be showing two different business names being used in the information in this post. Would that be a concern?

 

[MS Coast]

Seems to be showing two different business names being used in the information in this post. Would that be a concern?

Someone could call and check on them.

No, wait. There's no phone number. There's no street address, either. Not even a state or country. The page content is rife with typos and layout problems, another sign that it's not real.

Here's the heading on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. These scammers always get sloppy on the pages they think no one will look at.




I definitely would not send them any money, but I'm willing to bet quite a hefty amount that this is a SCAM.