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Also, the ability to say "yes, I know, DJI, my local government is requesting that you deny all flights in the area, but they are literally shooting innocent pe
by leggomylibro 9y ago
Also, the ability to say "yes, I know, DJI, my local government is requesting that you deny all flights in the area, but they are literally shooting innocent people and I would like to document that" is nonexistent by design.
Which, fair enough - Chinese company. But the fact that such a sentiment could also, from the point of view of the software, be something like "I need to deliver life-saving medicine and the bridge is out" does not factor into their decision-making.
- ggg9990 9y agoYou are asking a hobbyist drone to fulfill professional functions. If you need a drone for government accountability you need to own your own stack.
- leggomylibro 9y agoThat is totally fair. It's just a good example of why it would be nice to see more competition in this space rather than less. Although on the other hand, it's just a tool. My hobbyist wrench doesn't refuse to work on a bolt that asks it not to. My professional screwdriver doesn't have extra authentication built in.
- ggg9990 9y agoIt’s “just a tool,” but without the built in restrictions you can be sure there would be even greater numbers of morons doing stupid stuff with drones. DJI is doing what many companies from Facebook to Smith & Wesson have been critiqued for NOT doing: putting in some basic protections against entirely predictable user behaviors, and self-regulating in the hope of avoiding government regulation.