Warskôging: *Privacy net ynbegrepen by dit produkt
Made by Ryze and powered by a DJI flight control system, 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.
Wat kin der barre as der wat misgiet?
Ryze collaborated with fellow China-based drone maker DJI to create this budget consumer drone and says they may share users' personal information with DJI. Unfortunately, DJI has a history of not being good when it comes to privacy and security. Researchers raised concerns in 2020 about vulnerabilities in the Android app that control some DJI consumer drones and reportedly collect large amounts of personal data. If that data were leaked, they warned, it could then be exploited by the Chinese government. Currently, many government entities, including the United States military and the Dutch Ministry of Defense ban the drones, while it seems the FBI and Dutch police still purchase these drones. It all seems quite messy and rather scary.
Reading the Ryze privacy policy does raise some flags for us, as they do seem to collect a good deal of personal information and didn't seem to us to be transparent about whether they sell it. They say they collect personal information on users when they upload or share photos or videos. That sounds pretty creepy. They do say they ask for consent to send marketing communications, which is good. So, what is the worst that could happen with this little, affordable toy drone? Well, hopefully not too much, but their partnership with questionable drone maker DJI raise enough flags that we have concerns. For around $100 dollars, this drone is much more accessible to most first-time drone buyers than the more expensive and much more private and secure Parrot drones. So, we'll just warn users to be careful with their drone. And please, don't use it to follow around your little brother all day. That could get annoying.
Tips om josels te beskermjen
- Protect the phone or tablet you comtrol your drone with from malware
- Use a strong passwor
- Keep your drone's firmware updated regularly
- Use a VPN
Kin it my bespionearje?
Kamera
Apparaat: Ja
App: Nee
Mikrofoan
Apparaat: Ja
App: Nee
Folget lokaasje
Apparaat: Ja
App: Ja
Wat is der nedich om jo oan te melden?
E-mailadres
Ja
Telefoannûmer
Ja
Account fan tredden
Nee
Hokker gegevens sammelet it bedriuw?
Persoanlike
Name, email address, mailing address, mobile phone number, location.
Lichemrelatearre
Sosjale
Hoe brûkt it bedriuw dizze gegevens?
Hoe kinne jo jo gegevens beheare?
Hoe stiet it bedriuw bekend as it giet om it beskermjen fan brûkersgegevens?
In 2020, research groups Synacktiv and GRIMM claimed that the DJI's (Ryze Tello parent company) GO 4 application can force updates on users without routing them through the Google Play Store. Given the access the application has — including users’ contacts, microphone, camera, geolocation — it could give DJI or third parties nearly full control of users’ phones, researchers contend. Hundreds of thousands of customers across the world use the app to pilot their rotor-powered, camera-mounted aircraft. In their response, the company claimed that researchers found a typical software concerns, with no evidence they have ever been exploited.
In the Netherlands, DJI drones were banned for military use because of security concerns, but they are still in use by the police force.
Kin dit produkt offline brûkt wurde?
Brûkersfreonlike privacyynformaasje?
Keppelingen nei privacy-ynformaasje
Foldocht dit produkt oan ús minimale befeiligingsnoarmen?
Fersifering
Sterk wachtwurd
Befeiligingsfernijingen
Beheart kwetsberheden
Privacybelied
Djipper dûke
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Ryze Tello ReviewPC Mag
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DJI Expands Data Privacy Protections For Government And Commercial Drone OperatorsDJI
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Popular Chinese-Made Drone Is Found to Have Security WeaknessNew York Times
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Dutch police using Chinese-made DJI drones the Defense Ministry rejected over security concerns: reportNL Times
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