DJI may be next to be banned in the US

Vyncent Chan
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DJI may be next to be banned in the US

US’ witch hunt for Chinese-made technology stealing American data is now targeting Chinese-made drones. The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning regarding Chinese-made drones which may send sensitive flight data back to their manufacturers. They didn’t name any brand, but DJI’s drones makes up 80% of the drones in the US and Canada.

DJI isn’t new to being accused of being a security concern, with the US Army banning DJI drones in 2017. DJI’s involvement in sensitive industries like local law enforcement must have ruffled a few feathers. While US hasn’t banned DJI outright like they did HUAWEI, they are urging caution among users. Among their advice is to β€œturn off the device’s internet connection and remove the SD cards”.

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The US government is actively targeting China-made technology as they have accused China of espionage. What do you think? Do you think DJI will get banned?

Pokdepinion: Oh well, perhaps the US is planning on reversing all the benefits they have gleaned from using drones…

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