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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There is no secret to building quality components, it just costs more

Savings due to mass-production, low wages, etc can translate into money invested in better components. Experience in the industry can also lead to more efficient designs.

That doesn't make them a "good" company but it also doesn't mean that cheap=spyware