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The FCC is planning to retroactively ban disguised DJI gadgets

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Two drones, one yellow, one grey, almost identical otherwise.

The Skyrover X1 vs the DJI Mini 4 Pro. | Image: AirPhotography

Last October, we told you how the FCC had given itself the power to retroactively ban gadgets that have already received its approval to be imported and sold in the United States. Now, the FCC’s getting ready to wield that power for the first time, by cracking down on the “DJI front companies” suspected of sneaking the Chinese company’s tech past its foreign drone ban.

Two Fridays ago, the FCC had already proposed a $25,000 fine on eight of those “front companies,” including the ones behind the Skyrover drones and Xtra cameras. But now, the FCC is proposing a lot more than a slap-on-the-wrist – it’s planning to ban those same companies from …

Read the full story at The Verge.

  

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