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DJI: Register your drones or no more cool flying vids for you

Frank Bitterlich
Big Brother

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."

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