[sneak]

The product is amazing, but I'm sad that the first amazing integrated fpv product out is coming from DJI. It makes perfect sense, but I hate giving them money as each DJI purchase is a positive reinforcement for their abhorrent approach to consumer privacy.

I'll probably get one, but continue to complain loudly online that every DJI product, including the offline ones, requires an account and email address and registration and the transmission of your serial number for it to work - including their little handheld, no-internet, record-to-sd-card cameras. :/

[jessaustin]

Is there a drawback to lying on this registration? One-time email, fake PID, etc.? Assume one doesn't live in PRC...

[sneak]

I use the one-time email, on a VPN, but there’s no way around it transmitting your serial number. To keep it private in the future you need a dedicated offline mobile device to run the app, which after installing the app never goes back online.

I don't want to have an offline DJI-only phone.

Most people who fly drones are sending their IP, gps data, and serial number to DJI on every flight.

[jessaustin]

Yikes! I had forgotten all of that... maybe an old phone without a SIM might be a good idea.

[novok]

An excuse to eventually brick your device.