Tello Drone
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This affordable little drone is designed to be a super fun entry-level drone for kids big and small. It takes low-end HD video and pictures. You can control it with an app on your phone. It flies for about 13-minutes on one battery charge. And it even lets you toss it in the air to get the drone party started. Just one thing, it has some known security issues, which kinda takes some of the fun out of it.
What could happen if something goes wrong?
DJI drones have been easily hacked in the past. There's even an active community around hacking the video protocols used by the Tello. For instance, a hacker can easily view streaming video being sent from the drone to the ground station. In 2017, the US Military even issued a ban on using this company's drones for military purposes. Owning an insecure flying camera could present some problems for civilians too, so buyer beware.
Can it snoop on me?
Camera
Device: Yes
App: No
Microphone
Device: Yes
App: No
Tracks location
Device: Yes
App: Yes
What can be used to sign up?
Can’t Determine
Phone
Can’t Determine
Third-party account
Can’t Determine
What data does the company collect?
Personal
Body related
Social
How does the company use this data?
How can you control your data?
What is the company’s known track record of protecting users’ data?
Can this product be used offline?
User-friendly privacy information?
Links to privacy information
Does this product meet our Minimum Security Standards?
Encryption
The drone uses WiFi to communicate with the remote controller and traffic is authenticated and encrypted using strong encryption.
Strong password
The drone comes with a generic password and then prompts the user to create a unique, strong password.
Security updates
Ryze pushes firmware updates to users, and they can choose whether to install them or not.
Manages vulnerabilities
DJI has a bug bounty program that covers the Tello drone, which means that anyone who finds a security issue and discloses it responsibly may get paid.
Privacy policy
Does it have a privacy policy?
Does the product use AI?
Is this AI untrustworthy?
What kind of decisions does the AI make about you or for you?
Is the company transparent about how the AI works?
Does the user have control over the AI features?
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