<s>
SZ	O
DJI	B-Device
Technology	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
or	O
Shenzhen	B-Device
DJI	I-Device
Sciences	I-Device
and	I-Device
Technologies	I-Device
Ltd	I-Device
.	I-Device
(	O
)	O
or	O
DJI	B-Device
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Chinese	O
technology	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Shenzhen	O
,	O
Guangdong	O
,	O
backed	O
by	O
several	O
state-owned	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
manufactures	O
commercial	O
unmanned	O
aerial	O
vehicles	O
(	O
drones	O
)	O
for	O
aerial	O
photography	O
and	O
videography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
designs	O
and	O
manufactures	O
camera	O
systems	O
,	O
gimbal	O
stabilizers	O
,	O
propulsion	O
systems	O
,	O
enterprise	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
aerial	O
agriculture	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
flight	B-Application
control	I-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
accounts	O
for	O
around	O
76%	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
consumer	O
drone	O
market	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
US	O
government	O
institutions	O
have	O
prohibited	O
the	O
internal	O
use	O
of	O
DJI	B-Device
products	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
various	O
agencies	O
at	O
the	O
local	O
and	O
federal	O
level	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
DJI	B-Device
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
the	O
Treasury	O
prohibited	O
investment	O
in	O
DJI	B-Device
by	O
U.S.	O
individuals	O
and	O
entities	O
,	O
accusing	O
the	O
company	O
of	O
complicity	O
in	O
aiding	O
the	O
Uyghur	O
genocide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wang	O
built	O
the	O
first	O
prototypes	O
of	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
projects	O
in	O
his	O
dorm	O
room	O
,	O
selling	O
the	O
flight	B-Application
control	I-Application
components	O
to	O
universities	O
and	O
Chinese	O
electric	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
components	O
enabled	O
a	O
team	O
to	O
successfully	O
pilot	O
a	O
drone	O
around	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
Mt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
began	O
to	O
cater	O
more	O
to	O
drone	O
hobbyists	O
in	O
markets	O
outside	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Wang	O
met	O
Colin	O
Guinn	O
at	O
a	O
trade	O
show	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
of	O
them	O
founded	O
DJI	B-Device
North	O
America	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
company	O
focusing	O
on	O
mass	O
market	O
drone	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
released	O
the	O
first	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Phantom	O
drone	O
,	O
an	O
entry-level	O
drone	O
which	O
was	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
than	O
other	O
drones	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
had	O
locked	O
employees	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
subsidiary	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
email	O
accounts	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
shutting	O
down	O
the	O
subsidiary	O
's	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guinn	O
sued	O
DJI	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
case	O
being	O
settled	O
out	O
of	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
eclipsed	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Phantom	O
with	O
the	O
Phantom	O
3	O
,	O
whose	O
even	O
greater	O
popularity	O
was	O
in	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
built	O
in	O
live-streaming	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
was	O
now	O
the	O
largest	O
consumer	O
drone	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
driving	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
competitors	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2015	O
also	O
marked	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
RoboMaster	O
Robotics	O
Competition	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
annual	O
international	O
collegiate	O
robot	O
combat	O
tournament	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
Shenzhen	O
Bay	O
Sports	O
Centre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
announced	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
a	O
strategic	O
partnership	O
with	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
acquired	O
a	O
majority	O
stake	O
in	O
Hasselblad	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
won	O
a	O
Technology	O
and	O
Engineering	O
Emmy	O
Award	O
for	O
its	O
camera	O
drone	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
filming	O
of	O
various	O
television	O
shows	O
including	O
The	O
Amazing	O
Race	O
,	O
American	O
Ninja	O
Warrior	O
,	O
Better	O
Call	O
Saul	O
and	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
police	O
body	O
cam	O
and	O
Taser	O
maker	O
Axon	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
DJI	B-Device
to	O
sell	O
surveillance	O
drones	O
to	O
U.S.	O
police	O
departments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
products	O
are	O
also	O
widely	O
used	O
by	O
U.S.	O
police	O
and	O
fire	O
departments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
announced	O
that	O
an	O
internal	O
probe	O
had	O
uncovered	O
"	O
extensive	O
"	O
fraud	O
by	O
some	O
employees	O
who	O
"	O
inflated	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
parts	O
and	O
materials	O
for	O
certain	O
products	O
for	O
personal	O
financial	O
gain.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
estimated	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
fraud	O
at	O
"	O
up	O
to	O
CN¥1	O
billion	O
"	O
(	O
US$147	O
million	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
maintained	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
did	O
not	O
incur	O
a	O
full	O
year	O
loss	O
in	O
2018.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
retained	O
77%	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
market	O
share	O
for	O
consumer	O
drones	O
with	O
no	O
other	O
company	O
holding	O
more	O
than	O
4%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
are	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
many	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
Coronavirus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
China	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
police	O
force	O
to	O
remind	O
people	O
to	O
wear	O
masks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
raised	O
roughly	O
$1	O
billion	O
in	O
funds	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
an	O
envisioned	O
IPO	O
at	O
the	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
Stock	O
Exchange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
has	O
also	O
received	O
investment	O
from	O
Shanghai	O
Venture	O
Capital	O
Co.	O
,	O
SDIC	O
Unity	O
Capital	O
,	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
State	O
Development	O
&	O
Investment	O
Corporation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
China	O
Chengtong	O
Holdings	O
Group	O
,	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
State-owned	O
Assets	O
Supervision	O
and	O
Administration	O
Commission	O
of	O
the	O
State	O
Council	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
counts	O
roughly	O
14,000	O
employees	O
and	O
has	O
17	O
offices	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
's	O
factories	O
in	O
Shenzhen	O
include	O
highly	O
sophisticated	O
automated	O
assembly	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DJI	B-Device
Phantom	O
4	O
is	O
a	O
popular	O
drone	O
model	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phantom	O
( 精灵	O
)	O
series	O
has	O
evolved	O
to	O
integrated	O
flight	O
programming	O
with	O
a	O
camera	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
Lightbridge	O
connectivity	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pilot	O
's	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
app	B-Application
with	O
virtual	O
controller	O
,	O
a	O
physical	O
controller	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
bought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
responded	O
to	O
this	O
by	O
releasing	O
a	O
mandatory	O
battery	O
firmware	O
update	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mavic	O
( 御	O
)	O
series	O
currently	O
includes	O
Mavic	O
Pro	O
,	O
Mavic	O
Pro	O
Platinum	O
,	O
Mavic	O
Air	O
,	O
Mavic	O
Air	O
2	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
Air	O
2S	O
,	O
Mavic	O
2	O
Pro	O
,	O
Mavic	O
2	O
Zoom	O
,	O
Mavic	O
2	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
Mavic	O
2	O
Enterprise	O
Advanced	O
,	O
Mavic	O
3	O
,	O
Mavic	O
3	O
Cine	O
,	O
Mavic	O
Mini	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
Mini	O
SE	O
,	O
and	O
DJI	B-Device
Mini	O
2	O
and	O
Dji	B-Device
Mini	O
3	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Mavic	O
Air	O
2	O
was	O
not	O
without	O
controversy	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
as	O
DJI	B-Device
announced	O
that	O
a	O
key	O
safety	O
feature	O
,	O
AirSense	O
(	O
ADS-B	B-Application
)	O
,	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
models	O
outside	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
released	O
the	O
Air	O
2S	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DJI	B-Device
Mavic	O
3	O
and	O
the	O
Mavic	O
3	O
Cine	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
at	O
10PM	O
EDT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
DJI	B-Device
FPV	O
,	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
hybrid	O
drone	O
combining	O
the	O
first-person	O
view	O
(	O
FPV	O
)	O
and	O
high-speed	O
performance	O
of	O
racing	O
drones	O
,	O
the	O
cinematic	O
camera	O
and	O
reliability	O
of	O
traditional	O
consumer	O
drones	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
optional	O
innovative	O
motion	B-Device
controller	I-Device
that	O
allows	O
pilots	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
drone	O
with	O
just	O
single-handed	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
earlier	O
Digital	O
FPV	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
drone	O
features	O
high-performance	O
motors	O
for	O
a	O
maximum	O
air	O
speed	O
of	O
and	O
a	O
0100	O
km	O
acceleration	O
of	O
just	O
2	O
seconds	O
under	O
manual	O
mode	O
,	O
an	O
intuitive	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
the	O
latest	O
safety	O
features	O
for	O
greater	O
flight	B-Application
control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
FPV	O
system	O
lets	O
pilots	O
see	O
from	O
the	O
drone	O
's	O
perspective	O
in	O
low-latency	O
high-definition	O
video	O
thanks	O
to	O
"	O
O3	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
iteration	O
of	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
proprietary	O
OcuSync	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
pilots	O
to	O
capture	O
ultra-smooth	O
and	O
stable	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
at	O
60	O
fps	O
with	O
the	O
stabilization	O
of	O
RockSteady	O
electronic	O
image	O
stabilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agras	O
is	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
agricultural	O
drone	O
series	O
with	O
a	O
takeoff	O
weight	O
of	O
2580kg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Osmo	B-Algorithm
( 灵眸	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
camcorder	O
developed	O
by	O
DJI	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
uses	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
view	O
camera	O
footage	O
and	O
can	O
record	O
4K	B-Architecture
and	O
take	O
either	O
12	O
–	O
16	O
MP	O
stills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
models	O
include	O
the	O
Osmo	B-Algorithm
Pocket	O
and	O
the	O
Osmo	B-Algorithm
Action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Osmo	B-Algorithm
mobile	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
smartphone	B-Application
as	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
smartphones	B-Application
are	O
accepted	O
into	O
the	O
gimbal	O
with	O
a	O
width	O
range	O
of	O
2.31	O
–	O
3.34	O
inch	O
(	O
58.684.8mm	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Osmo	B-Algorithm
Mobile	O
has	O
reached	O
its	O
end-of-life	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
generation	O
,	O
called	O
Mobile	O
Osmo	B-Algorithm
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Osmo	B-Algorithm
Mobile	O
3	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
social	O
media	O
crowd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DJI	B-Device
FPV	O
series	O
are	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
displays	I-General_Concept
designed	O
for	O
FPV	O
drone	O
flying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
different	O
product	O
lines	O
in	O
the	O
FPV	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
DJI	B-Device
Goggles	O
(	O
DJI	B-Device
)	O
and	O
the	O
Digital	O
FPV	O
System	O
(	O
FPV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DJI	B-Device
Goggles	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
interface	O
with	O
DJI-branded	O
drones	O
,	O
using	O
dual	O
LC	B-Device
display	I-Device
screens	O
,	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
and	O
direct	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
capture	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
also	O
released	O
DJI	B-Device
Goggles	O
RE	O
(	O
"	O
Racing	O
Edition	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
compatibility	O
with	O
racing	O
quadcopters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DJI	B-Device
Digital	O
FPV	O
System	O
and	O
O3	O
Air	O
Unit	O
are	O
standalone	O
systems	O
designed	O
for	O
non-DJI	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
custom-built	O
FPV	O
drones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
unveiled	O
the	O
RoboMaster	O
S1	O
(	O
S1	O
)	O
,	O
its	O
first	O
consumer	O
ground	O
drone	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
annual	O
RoboMaster	O
robot	O
combat	O
competition	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
an	O
unofficial	O
mascot	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S1	O
is	O
a	O
tank-like	O
rover	O
remotely	O
controlled	O
in	O
first-person	O
view	O
via	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
an	O
app	B-Application
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
iOS	I-Operating_System
or	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
"	O
advanced	O
educational	O
robot	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
to	O
assemble	O
the	O
S1	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
from	O
loose	O
parts	O
and	O
learn	O
to	O
program	O
its	O
AI	B-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Scratch	B-Language
and	O
Python	B-Language
are	O
programming	O
languages	O
employed	O
by	O
DJI	B-Device
along	O
with	O
app	B-Application
learning	O
modules	O
to	O
teach	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
how	O
to	O
code	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DJI	B-Device
RoboMaster	O
EP	O
(	O
EP	O
)	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
teased	O
in	O
a	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
RoboMaster	O
S1	O
commercial	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EP	O
supports	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
third-party	O
sensors	O
and	O
open-source	O
hardware	O
such	O
as	O
Micro	O
Bit	O
,	O
Arduino	O
and	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
the	O
Interior	O
's	O
Office	O
of	O
Aviation	O
Services	O
said	O
in	O
their	O
analysis	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
that	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
software	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
requirements	O
"	O
to	O
decline	O
and	O
lock	O
out	O
any	O
device	O
information	O
sharing	O
including	O
telemetry	O
through	O
aircraft	O
,	O
software	O
or	O
applications	O
preventing	O
any	O
automated	O
uploads	O
or	O
downloads.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
response	O
DJI	B-Device
published	O
the	O
offline	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
its	O
drones	O
to	O
fly	O
without	O
transferring	O
data	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Register	O
reported	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
that	O
the	O
DJI	B-Device
GO	O
app	B-Application
contained	O
JSPatch	O
framework	O
which	O
allowed	O
DJI	B-Device
to	O
hot-patch	O
the	O
app	B-Application
without	O
triggering	O
a	O
review	O
by	O
Apple	O
,	O
or	O
without	O
first	O
seeking	O
user	O
consent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
against	O
Apple	O
's	O
rules	O
and	O
45,000	O
apps	O
were	O
blocked	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	O
because	O
of	O
"	O
hot	O
patching	O
concerns	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
also	O
changed	O
its	O
internal	O
guidance	O
on	O
disallowing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
DJI	B-Device
products	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
battlefield	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
released	O
a	O
bug	O
bounty	O
program	O
for	O
finding	O
flaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Security	O
researcher	O
Kevin	O
Finisterre	O
reported	O
a	O
security	O
breach	O
of	O
private	O
customer	O
data	O
at	O
DJI	B-Device
to	O
the	O
bug	O
bounty	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
per	O
Finisterre	O
's	O
description	O
in	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
flight	O
log	O
data	O
and	O
images	O
uploaded	O
by	O
DJI	B-Device
customers	O
,	O
including	O
photos	O
of	O
government	O
IDs	O
,	O
drivers	O
licenses	O
,	O
and	O
passports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
extended	O
communication	O
with	O
DJI	B-Device
,	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
turn	O
down	O
the	O
$	O
30,000	O
bounty	O
and	O
publish	O
the	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
allegations	O
of	O
mishandling	O
user	O
data	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
commissioned	O
Kivu	O
Consulting	O
to	O
make	O
larger	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kivu	O
found	O
that	O
only	O
DJI	B-Device
GO	O
4	O
app	B-Application
was	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
it	O
worked	O
without	O
Internet	O
connection	O
and	O
only	O
uploaded	O
data	O
after	O
user	O
confirmation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
used	O
servers	O
which	O
were	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
except	O
the	O
crash	O
reporting	O
app	B-Application
called	O
Bugly	O
which	O
uploaded	O
crash	O
reports	O
to	O
the	O
server	O
located	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
the	O
Interior	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
grounding	O
around	O
800	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
over	O
security	O
concerns	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
using	O
for	O
wildlife	O
conservation	O
and	O
infrastructure	O
monitoring	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
May	O
2020	O
report	O
analyzing	O
the	O
data	O
use	O
of	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
Mimo	O
app	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Osmo	B-Algorithm
gimbles	O
from	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
security	O
research	O
company	O
River	O
Loop	O
Security	O
made	O
several	O
discoveries	O
"	O
of	O
concern	O
"	O
for	O
users	O
and	O
policy-makers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
researchers	O
,	O
the	O
social	O
media	O
app	B-Application
sends	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
data	O
,	O
including	O
sensitive	O
personal	O
information	O
,	O
through	O
insecure	O
means	O
to	O
servers	O
located	O
in	O
China	O
without	O
user	O
consent	O
,	O
raising	O
suspicions	O
that	O
personal	O
user	O
data	O
could	O
be	O
freely	O
accessible	O
to	O
the	O
Chinese	O
authorities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
reports	O
by	O
Synacktiv	O
and	O
GRIMM	O
on	O
the	O
security	O
of	O
the	O
DJI	B-Device
GO	O
4	O
mobile	O
app	B-Application
found	O
that	O
it	O
collected	O
user	O
information	O
(	O
IMSI	O
,	O
IMEI	O
,	O
the	O
serial	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
SIM	O
card	O
)	O
from	O
phones	O
and	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
force	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	B-Application
also	O
prompted	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
grant	O
permission	O
to	O
"	O
Install	O
Unknown	O
Apps	O
"	O
for	O
installing	O
update	O
from	O
DJI	B-Device
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	B-Application
also	O
integrated	O
to	O
social	O
media	O
site	O
Weibo	O
's	O
SDK	O
similar	O
way	O
and	O
allowed	O
to	O
install	O
Weibo	O
related	O
third-party	O
apps	O
also	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synacktiv	O
wrote	O
"	O
Given	O
the	O
wide	O
permissions	O
required	O
by	O
DJI	B-Device
GO	O
4	O
—	O
contacts	O
,	O
microphone	O
,	O
camera	O
,	O
location	O
,	O
storage	O
,	O
change	O
network	O
connectivity	O
—	O
the	O
DJI	B-Device
or	O
Weibo	O
Chinese	O
servers	O
have	O
almost	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
phone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
responded	O
that	O
"	O
system	O
detects	O
if	O
a	O
DJI	B-Device
app	B-Application
is	O
not	O
the	O
official	O
version	O
–	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
modified	O
to	O
remove	O
critical	O
flight	O
safety	O
features	O
like	O
geofencing	O
or	O
altitude	O
restrictions	O
–	O
we	O
notify	O
the	O
user	O
and	O
require	O
them	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
official	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	B-Application
from	O
our	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
future	O
versions	O
,	O
users	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
official	O
version	O
from	O
Google	O
Play	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
their	O
country	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
statement	O
release	O
DJI	B-Device
said	O
that	O
to	O
use	O
Weibo	O
SDK	O
user	O
's	O
need	O
proactively	O
turn	O
it	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
also	O
responded	O
that	O
“	O
DJI	B-Device
GO	O
4	O
is	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
restart	O
itself	O
without	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
are	O
investigating	O
why	O
these	O
researchers	O
claim	O
(	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
stay	O
running	O
after	O
it	O
is	O
closed	O
)	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Synacktiv	O
alleged	O
that	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
Pilot	O
app	B-Application
shares	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
issues	O
present	O
in	O
DJI	B-Device
GO	O
4	O
,	O
which	O
DJI	B-Device
denied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
senators	O
Chris	O
Coons	O
,	O
Rick	O
Scott	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
criticized	O
a	O
decision	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Air	O
Force	O
to	O
purchase	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
on	O
security	O
grounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Commerce	O
added	O
DJI	B-Device
to	O
the	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Industry	O
and	O
Security	O
's	O
Entity	O
List	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
the	O
Treasury	O
prohibited	O
investment	O
in	O
DJI	B-Device
by	O
U.S.	O
individuals	O
and	O
entities	O
,	O
accusing	O
the	O
company	O
of	O
assisting	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Liberation	O
Army	O
and	O
complicity	O
in	O
aiding	O
the	O
Uyghur	O
genocide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
added	O
DJI	B-Device
to	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Chinese	O
military	O
companies	O
"	O
operating	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
issued	O
an	O
analysis	O
on	O
DJI	B-Device
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unclassified	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
report	O
concluded	O
that	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
drone	O
in	O
the	O
DJI	B-Device
"	O
Government	O
Edition	O
"	O
line-up	O
shows	O
"	O
no	O
malicious	O
code	B-General_Concept
or	O
intent	O
and	O
are	O
recommended	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
government	O
entities	O
and	O
forces	O
working	O
with	O
US	O
services.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
Phantom	O
3	O
drone	O
crashed	O
into	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
's	O
south	O
lawn	O
,	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
later	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
no-fly	O
Geo-system	O
according	O
to	O
prohibited	O
airspace	O
,	O
and	O
forced	O
all	O
drones	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DJI	B-Device
Phantom	O
2	O
drone	O
carrying	O
radioactive	O
material	O
was	O
landed	O
on	O
the	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
's	O
Official	O
Residence	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
—	O
the	O
2015	O
Tokyo	O
drone	O
incident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
ISIS	B-Operating_System
used	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
as	O
exploding	O
devices	O
in	O
Iraq	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
later	O
created	O
a	O
broad	O
no-fly	O
zone	O
over	O
nearly	O
all	O
of	O
Iraq	O
and	O
Syria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
a	O
DJI	B-Device
drone	O
was	O
nearly	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
midair	O
collision	O
with	O
a	O
Chinese	O
fighter	O
jet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
government	O
subsequently	O
insisted	O
that	O
DJI	B-Device
develop	O
an	O
air	O
traffic	O
registry	O
to	O
track	O
its	O
drones	O
within	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Israel	O
Defense	O
Forces	O
used	O
DJI	B-Device
's	O
Matrice	O
600	O
drone	O
to	O
drop	O
tear	O
gas	O
from	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
both	O
Ukraine	O
and	O
Russia	O
during	O
the	O
Russian	O
invasion	O
of	O
Ukraine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
investigation	O
by	O
Faine	O
Greenwood	O
of	O
the	O
Foreign	O
Policy	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
are	O
sourced	O
by	O
governments	O
,	O
hobbyists	O
,	O
international	O
donations	O
to	O
Ukraine	O
and	O
Russia	O
to	O
support	O
each	O
side	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
often	O
flew	O
by	O
drone	O
hobbyists	O
recruited	O
by	O
the	O
armed	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prevalence	O
of	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
was	O
attributable	O
to	O
their	O
market	O
dominance	O
,	O
affordability	O
,	O
high	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
reliability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ukraine	O
has	O
used	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
extensively	O
after	O
being	O
invaded	O
,	O
while	O
battlefield	O
footage	O
suggests	O
their	O
usage	O
by	O
Russia	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
German	O
retailer	O
Media	O
Markt	O
stopped	O
selling	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
said	O
that	O
its	O
products	O
were	O
for	O
civilian	O
use	O
and	O
inappropriate	O
for	O
the	O
military	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
operation	O
in	O
Russia	O
,	O
DJI	B-Device
suspended	O
its	O
business	O
in	O
both	O
Russia	O
and	O
Ukraine	O
to	O
prevent	O
its	O
products	O
from	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ukrainian	O
troops	O
have	O
used	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
to	O
conduct	O
reconnaissance	O
and	O
direct	O
strikes	O
on	O
Russian	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ukrainian	O
troops	O
have	O
also	O
used	O
modified	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
to	O
drop	O
improvised	O
explosives	O
on	O
opposing	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fitted	O
with	O
high-definition	O
cameras	O
,	O
Ukrainian	O
also	O
used	O
the	O
DJI	B-Device
drones	O
to	O
produce	O
effective	O
propaganda	O
materials	O
,	O
including	O
live	O
war	O
footage	O
of	O
Russian	O
forces	O
and	O
heavy	O
equipment	O
being	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Ukrainian	O
soldier	O
told	O
CNN	B-Architecture
that	O
Russian	O
forces	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
drones	O
 '	O
AeroScope	O
function	O
to	O
track	O
Ukrainian	O
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ukrainian	O
Vice	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Mykhailo	O
Fedorov	O
said	O
that	O
without	O
no-fly	O
zones	O
imposed	O
by	O
DJI	B-Device
,	O
its	O
drones	O
were	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
Russia	O
against	O
Ukrainian	O
forces	O
and	O
that	O
Russian	O
forces	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
track	O
Ukrainian	O
drones	O
using	O
the	O
AeroScope	O
detection	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
replied	O
to	O
him	O
on	O
Twitter	O
saying	O
that	O
its	O
drones	O
are	O
designed	O
for	O
civilians	O
and	O
that	O
requirements	O
such	O
as	O
AeroScope	O
and	O
Remote	O
ID	O
make	O
them	O
inappropriate	O
for	O
military	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJI	B-Device
can	O
set	O
up	O
geofencing	O
in	O
Ukraine	O
if	O
its	O
government	O
were	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
formal	O
request	O
,	O
but	O
doing	O
so	O
could	O
affect	O
all	O
parties	O
 '	O
drones	O
unless	O
individual	O
units	O
are	O
prevented	O
from	O
downloading	O
the	O
geofencing	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
did	O
not	O
find	O
any	O
confirmed	O
reports	O
on	O
Russian	O
AeroScope	O
usage	O
and	O
interviewed	O
a	O
DJI	B-Device
spokesperson	O
to	O
clarify	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
