Way to go!
"This move seems to mirror the sort of compulsory registration measures that regulators in the EU and the UK are currently mulling over. [...] people are less likely to use their drones for naughtiness if the authorities are looking over their shoulders..."
And the "authorities", in this case, is a Chinese company. And it is only to ensure legal operation, not data slurping, of course.
"Last month DJI quietly geofenced off large chunks of Iraq and Syria in conjunction with a US-led military offensive..."
Yes, please, give me a drone where the manufacturer can add limitations remotely, retroactively and without my consent. Of course that would only happen if I'm a "terrorist."