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Maryland police are using drones from a Chinese company that were banned in four states (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Maryland police are using drones from a Chinese company that were banned in four states::One Maryland officer told a local news station that they have searched for other manufacturers of drones and none live up to the quality of DJI.

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[–] MeagerFleas 1 points 1 year ago

Ultimately I'm not in charge of purchasing the drones. We can make suggestions but the decision comes from admin. Generally speaking we purchase our drones through a grant, so money isn't unlimited. A lot of the top drone manufacturers are Chinese owned. We are on track to purchase a BRINC drone, which is a US based manufacturer.

I'm not a fan of DJI products needing a firmware update for the batteries, the controller, and the drone itself. In the end there hasn't been any evidence of data being sent to China or that these updates are somehow malicious.

Until Congress or the state bans DJI, LEAs are going to keep choosing the cheapest, most effective option.