Comment on Maryland police are using drones from a Chinese company that were banned in four states
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 year agoHave you considered that they are cheap for a reason? There is no secret to building quality components, it just costs more. DJI is able to produce better quality for a lower price, and it ships with free proprietary firmware. Pay no attention to those encrypted packets scurrying off to who knows where.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That doesn’t appear to be a thing.
Their security seems to be a bit flaky though.
Dark_Arc@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Here’s the problem with these things… Even if it’s not a thing right now, are you 100% certain it won’t be a thing at some point in the future?
Electronics can very easily contain code, or outright hardware that changes after a set time or when given a signal.
It’s the equivalent of having an agent of a foreign dictator and hostile power working as part of your police force. You don’t know when it’s going to turn, maybe it’ll never move against you, but it’s loyalties are elsewhere.