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Network of Friends => Radio Controlled Modelling => Topic started by: Asid on August 15, 2017, 04:55:13 PM
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China drone maker steps up security after U.S. Army ban
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(Reuters) - Chinese drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd is tightening data security on its drones after the U.S. Army ordered its members to stop using DJI drones because of "cyber vulnerabilities," a company official told Reuters on Monday.
The privately held Shenzhen-based company is speeding deployment of a system that allows users to disconnect from the internet during flights, making it impossible for flight logs, photos or videos to reach DJI's computer servers, Brendan Schulman, vice president of policy and legal affairs at DJI, said in an interview.
The security measure had been in the works for several months but DJI said it is bringing it out sooner than planned because of an Army memo earlier this month that barred service members from using DJI drones.
DJI said it has not had any communication with the Army about the issue. The Army had no immediate comment. The other branches of the military have not banned the use of drones by DJI, the largest consumer drone maker with millions of the devices sold.
"The Army memo caused customers to express renewed concern about data security" and prompted DJI to speed up data security changes, Schulman said.
Read on (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drones-dji-idUSKCN1AU294)