DJI, the world’s largest drone company, is suing to avoid being seen as a tool of the Chinese government. On Friday, it sued the US Department of Defense to delete its name from a list of “Chinese Military Companies,” claiming it has no such relationship to Chinese authorities and has suffered unfairly as a result of that designation.
Since DJI was added to that list in 2022, the company claims, it has “lost business deals, been stigmatized as a national security threat, and been banned from contracting with multiple federal government agencies,” and that its employees “now suffer frequent and pervasive stigmatization” and are “repeatedly harassed and insulted in public places.”
I have a dji mini, and I would absolutely love to hack it so it has no internet connection capability and is it’s own self-contained drone.
Of course, it would be preferable to have a time machine and talk some security and privacy into my younger self…
is suing to avoid being seen as a tool of the Chinese government
You’re a Chinese company, are you going to sue anyone with above room temperature IQs?
https://www.dji.com/mobile/terms
DJI reserves the right to review, remove, or disable access to User Content in violation of the applicable laws and regulations in China.
Seems like a odd thing to stick in your terms of service.
Does it really sound that odd? I would expect the exact same from USA-based companies regarding USA laws. Companies generally don’t like hosting illegal content.
