As we previously reported, DJI may soon be banned in the United States through the CCP Anti-Drone Act. This act has already passed the United States House of Representatives with 217 votes in favor and 199 against. It will then be presented on the floor of the United States Senate for approval before being signed by President Biden to take effect.
DJI issued a statement of disappointment that the act passed the House of Representatives through "misinformation and scaremongering of consumers" about the privacy risks of using their drones. If their drones are banned it will have an impact on DJI which currently holds 70% of the drone market for cloud use in the world.
For the past three years, the use of DJI drones by US military personnel has been banned, especially in areas near the base. GPS and camera information can allegedly be used for spying by China. DJI denies this claim and says there is an offline mode that does not save GPS data and user privacy if they do not want it saved.
