What are the geopolitical aspects of having a flying toy built in China?
Does that mean they can run the metadata through machine learning and save all the video their filter decides is interesting?
That sounds like it has geopolitical aspects whether they're doing it right now or not.
Instead, putting that same money into a corporation from a place where privacy is valued and there isn't a direct benefit to the state is best in my opinion. All of these little micro-choices add up in the long run.
I think, if you value personal freedom and rule of law instead of rule by law, you need to stop funneling money into the Chinese economy.
Surely a company in Taiwan could be competitive in this space?
[1]https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-long-range-unma...
I'm of the opinion technology can move too fast, and giving money to DJI is fuelling that fire.