US warns of data threat from Chinese-made drones

China’s SZ DJI Technology, the world’s largest maker of consumer drones, says the US has independently verified its productsWashington — The department of homeland security has warned US firms of the risks to company data from Chinese-made drones, according to a notice on Monday.

A spokeswoman for the department’s cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency confirmed that it “recently released an industry alert providing organisations with information related to the inherit risks associated with using UAS technology manufactured in China and measures to reduce such risk.”

This is the latest concern raised by the US government about the threats of Chinese-made devices. On Wednesday, the US commerce department added Huawei Technologies and 68 affiliates to an export blacklist, citing the risk of to US national security from the telecommunications network equipment maker.

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