DJI update removes plugins that shared user data without their knowledge
DJI says a third-party company collected data about drone users without their permission, and it’s now revoking the plugin’s access in a new software update. The company clarified the situation in a blog post today, saying that a third-party plugin called Jspot was used in its DJI GO and DJI GO 4 apps for Android to help serve push notifications when video files were uploaded to DJI’s SkyPixel video sharing platform. Although Jspot wouldn’t have needed much data to complete the job, DJI says the app actually ended up collecting personal information, including a list of apps installed on the user’s Android device.
DJI says it revoked Jpost’s access when it found out about the data collection. It also removed the “hot-patching” plugins…
