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Can you just go fly your drone, or do you have to register your drone and so forth?

I returned the DJI because you had to make an account and register your drone before you could fly with the controller. Additionally after I returned it, a friend showed me the appalling snooping they do on their customers and flights.

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To be fair, there are strict FAA rules that tons of people completely disregard. It seems like it'd be in the companies interest to do its best to ensure their market doesn't collapse due to further regulation.

Seems like it could be an attempt to understand and police some of that activity rather than "appalling snooping".

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