Is Ukraine relying on DJI drones for recon a security risk? (lemmy.fish)

submitted 2 months ago by potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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I know that Ukraine relies a lot on DJI drones, particularly for reconnaissance, and I am curious if this is a security risk. DJI is headquartered in China, and China and Russia have good relations, so is it possible that Russia makes a request to China that they brick Ukraine's drones, or backdoor them?

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[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

You're extremely overestimating the relationship between China and Russia. The risk of backdoors in foreign equipment is everpesent, but also extremely unlikely for a consumer device.