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If you can't compete, ban it. The new US Government mantra
by intunderflow 5y ago
If you can't compete, ban it. The new US Government mantra
- WalterGR 5y agoFull title of the article: “Top FCC Official Calls For Ban of DJI Drones, Citing National Security Risk” Are they lying about the security risk?
- intunderflow 5y agoIt's hard to argue against them saying national security, because they're never going to release anything hard and fast. The US government definitely has a track record of waving it around as a blank cheque though (for a more recent example the TikTok U-Turn) However, this quote in particular feels like scaremongering, with vague hand waving about a drone with a camera doing exactly what you'd expect a drone with a camera to be able to do, but with a few more vague accusations that I'm not convinced by (If a drone can remotely measure heart-rate that's very cool though and I'm interested in how): "“DJI drones and the surveillance technology on board these systems are collecting vast amounts of sensitive data — everything from high-resolution images of critical infrastructure to facial recognition technology and remote sensors that can measure an individual’s body temperature and heart rate,” Commissioner Carr said in a damning statement."