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Lance Ulanoff

DJI is trusting users to fly their drones safely, and it's as bad an idea as it sounds

DJI Flip drone in flight, snowy mountain backdrop, person piloting using the RC2 controller in foreground.

I don't trust you. I like you and I want to share my tech knowledge with you but when it comes to something like flying a drone, I simply won't trust that every random drone owner will follow basic flight safety rules.

But I'm not DJI, the world's number-one drone maker. Arguably the maker of the best drones in the world (its fliers top our best drones list and warrant their own best list), DJI made it clear this week that it fully trusts its drone customers to steer their drones clear of sensitive areas like prisons, airports, and national landmarks.

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