Comment by phendrenad2

2 days ago

This has nothing to do with "China spying on the US" and has everything to do with "US citizens piercing the total information control matrix and questioning the government".

DJI is a global drone company and they're popular in Japan as well for agricultural drones . I recall the head of the American branch Colin Guuin, wanted more share and control of the company and they booted him out and he started his own drone company which is not doing so well

Not sure why you're being downvoted. Even if you ignore the legitimacy of security concerns about foreign drones, this action gives more monopoly control over drones to the US government.

If some US drone manufacturer crosses the administration in some way, say in terms of backdoors or lack thereof, it's one less option for the consumer.

Think chat control in the EU but based on executive order in the US, and drones.

  • Its probably safe to assume that there are external interests that monitor social forums and work to sculpt the conversations to fit their interests.

    Not like a full-on conspiracy or anything but I wouldn't say it's beyond the pale for that kind of conversation control to be SOP for some groups somewhere.

    Also, we already know that many foreign countries have intentionally hired people to do specifically that.