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Call for ban on DJI drones as security risk

From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 21 08:04:45 2021

https://petapixel.com/2021/10/20/top-fcc-official-calls-for-ban-of-dji-drones-citing-national-security-risk/

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From Savageduck@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 21 12:14:26 2021

On Oct 21, 2021, RichA wrote
(in article<42309073-e620-4750-a706-43429cdd39c1n@googlegroups.com>):

https://petapixel.com/2021/10/20/top-fcc-official-calls-for-ban-of-dji-drones-citing-national-security-risk/

We shall see how that develops. In the meanwhile I still have, and fly my Air 2S.

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Savageduck

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From geoff@21:1/5 to RichA on Fri Oct 22 11:34:56 2021

On 22/10/2021 4:04 am, RichA wrote:

https://petapixel.com/2021/10/20/top-fcc-official-calls-for-ban-of-dji-drones-citing-national-security-risk/

It's not just DJI brand drones either !

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=162635209135968

geoff

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From Savageduck@21:1/5 to geoff on Thu Oct 21 16:12:33 2021

On Oct 21, 2021, geoff wrote
(in article<ztadnWb4fMyNduz8nZ2dnUU7-cudnZ2d@giganews.com>):

On 22/10/2021 4:04 am, RichA wrote:

https://petapixel.com/2021/10/20/top-fcc-official-calls-for-ban-of-dji-drones-citing-national-security-risk/

It's not just DJI brand drones either !

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=162635209135968

geoff

Those guys are a bunch of conspiracy theorist nuts.
The real issue with the FCC is the soon to be enforced “Remote ID” enforcement which they will have a big hand in, as Remote ID will most likely be using WiFi, possibly 4G, or 5G transmission.

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From RichA@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Thu Oct 21 19:03:54 2021

On Thursday, 21 October 2021 at 19:12:43 UTC-4, Savageduck wrote:

On Oct 21, 2021, geoff wrote
(in article<ztadnWb4fMyNduz8...@giganews.com>):

On 22/10/2021 4:04 am, RichA wrote:

https://petapixel.com/2021/10/20/top-fcc-official-calls-for-ban-of-dji-drones-citing-national-security-risk/

It's not just DJI brand drones either !

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=162635209135968

geoff

Those guys are a bunch of conspiracy theorist nuts.
The real issue with the FCC is the soon to be enforced “Remote ID” enforcement which they will have a big hand in, as Remote ID will most likely be using WiFi, possibly 4G, or 5G transmission.

Wifi? Beats hiding stuff on a memory stick in a peanut-butter sandwich like that idiot couple who got caught spying used...

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From geoff@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Fri Oct 22 16:28:53 2021

On 22/10/2021 12:12 pm, Savageduck wrote:

On Oct 21, 2021, geoff wrote
(in article<ztadnWb4fMyNduz8nZ2dnUU7-cudnZ2d@giganews.com>):

On 22/10/2021 4:04 am, RichA wrote:

https://petapixel.com/2021/10/20/top-fcc-official-calls-for-ban-of-dji-drones-citing-national-security-risk/

It's not just DJI brand drones either !

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=162635209135968

geoff

Those guys are a bunch of conspiracy theorist nuts.

Surely no .... ?!!!

geoff

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From -hh@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Sat Oct 23 04:07:06 2021

On Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 7:12:43 PM UTC-4, Savageduck wrote:

On Oct 21, 2021, geoff wrote
(in article<ztadnWb4fMyNduz8...@giganews.com>):

On 22/10/2021 4:04 am, RichA wrote:

https://petapixel.com/2021/10/20/top-fcc-official-calls-for-ban-of-dji-drones-citing-national-security-risk/

It's not just DJI brand drones either !

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=162635209135968

Those guys are a bunch of conspiracy theorist nuts.

The DoD banned purchases of all COTS drones back in 2018.

In checking publicly released statements as to why, they've simply said
it was due to "cybersecurity".

If you ask someone who's had the Need to Know if the (non-released?)
underlying reasons why they enacted that ban make sense, if they
answer you at all, they'll probably say "Hell, yes".

-hh

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