Lawmakers Trying to Ban Chinese-Made Drones...Again

Chinese-made drones remain one of the WatchThe GoPro Hero 12 Goes Vertical: Hands On With GoPro’s Latest Action Cam CCShare SubtitlesOffEnglishRep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) told FT that the purchase of Chinese drones supports the “[People’s Republic of China’s] malign behavior” while “posing a serious national security threat to the U.S. and our allies.”AdvertisementAs described in the report, the new bill is a copy of an earlier effort by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), the head of the Senate intelligence committee, and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). That legislation is a rider on the Senate version of the upcoming defense spending bill.Advertisement Efforts to ban Chinese drones are a cross-party issue, and it’s caught on in some states as well. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis backed a Florida bill that banned drones from China, especially the big player Shenzen-based DJI. The thing is, local police use these Chinese drones, and they were AdvertisementFear of these big communist drones isn’t a new thing. U.S. security officials have been Concerns arise from whether the drones could be feeding information back to the Shenzhen-based company, and whether that information then gets picked up by the Chinese government. DJI has routinely said that drones can be flown without connecting to the internet.AdvertisementThe U.S. is still on a Chinese tech company kick,

Based on reporting by gizmodo.com.