Not sure how DJI "Bamboozled" us? What's the take-away from this article?

[BingErr]

I've read this but still am not sure what "Bamboozle" refers to. PRC= People's Republic of China.

Anyone care to share their thoughts on this article?

Did DJI Bamboozle You Too? - sUAS News - The Business of Drones

Don’t just think I am beating up on DJI; they call it the news, and it is our job to keep tabs on the industry and ecosystem. As always, DJI makes a great product at a fantastic price point, and in this piece, we are trying to shed a little light on the possible reasons […]

www.suasnews.com

 

[Roslad]

I've read this but still am not sure what "Bamboozle" refers to. PRC= People's Republic of China.

Anyone care to share their thoughts on this article?

Did DJI Bamboozle You Too? - sUAS News - The Business of Drones

Don’t just think I am beating up on DJI; they call it the news, and it is our job to keep tabs on the industry and ecosystem. As always, DJI makes a great product at a fantastic price point, and in this piece, we are trying to shed a little light on the possible reasons […]

www.suasnews.com

I know this has nothing to do with the article but do you also feel like the app does sneaky things?

 

[BingErr]

I know this has nothing to do with the article but do you also feel like the app does sneaky things?

Nope. Haven't experienced that.

 

[ff22]

I know this has nothing to do with the article but do you also feel like the app does sneaky things?

EVERYTHING we use these days "calls home" and I'd like a bit less of it. Some Android app that I was starting to install the other day "apologized" as it prompted "Google requires location services" - the app should not have had anything to do with my location. I canceled installation.

Sure, why not think that a Chinese company that takes aerial photos and tracks flight paths MIGHT ship some of that data back home. But then again, the US government wants backdoors into our "secure" phones.