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DJI admits drone AeroScope signals are not actually encrypted

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Chinese drone company DJI has been under scrutiny recently for its drone tracking system after Ukraine’s Vice Prime minister accused it of helping Russia to kill civilians. DJI initially assured users that the system was encrypted, however, evidence has come to light that this is not true, and the information is in fact, free for all to grab.

The system, called DJI AeroScope, allows users to pinpoint the exact location of a drone pilot. Of course, the DJI didn’t intend for it to be used in warfare and has since stopped shipping its products to both Russia and Ukraine.

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DJI halts shipments to Russia and Ukraine to prevent weaponisation of drones

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Drone company DJI has recently confirmed that it is no longer shipping its products to either Russia or Ukraine, in a bid to stop the drones from being used as weapons.

The Chinese company will also withdraw support for existing drones meaning that Aeroscopes which help people find the location of a drone pilot, could expire.

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Ukrainians discover Canon DSLR in camera array of dismantled Russian drone

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The military of defence in Ukraine has recently released a video that shows a Ukrainian soldier dismantling a Russian military surveillance drone. Standard stuff perhaps, but what is interesting is that the camera that is being used inside is a good old low-end Canon DSLR.

The video shows a soldier sitting next to what it says is a Russian Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that had crashed in Ukraine, and comments on how surprisingly low-tech the whole device is.

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Germany’s biggest electronics retailer removes DJI drones from its shelves (and online store) over “security concerns”

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This has been a saga that’s been building up for a couple of weeks now, beginning with accusations from Ukraine (via Blynk co-founder Bolodymyr Shymanskyy) that Russia is exploiting DJI’s AeroScope system in order to track drones within Ukraine in order to identify potential targets while blocking Ukraine from doing the same (or even tracking drones within their own airspace).

DJI’s US spokesperson, Adam Lisberg denied the claims and DJI Support responded via Twitter, stating that there are “malfunctions” with the AeroScope system within Ukraine. Fast forward to the present day and Germany’s largest electronics retailer, MediaMarkt, has now pulled all DJI drones from its website and shelves in Germany and the Netherlands as a result of what Pandaily calls “Security Concerns”.

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Russia bans Facebook and Instagram after Meta allows violent posts against Russians

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Earlier this month, Russia decided to ban Facebook citing “discrimination against Russian media.” But as of today, Instagram is banned in this country, too.

One of the reasons behind this decision is the fact that Meta has allowed posts that call for violence against Russian soldiers and politicians. But both moves have inevitably caused some censorship concerns, too.

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Canon and Adobe cease sales in Russia as a response to its attack on Ukraine

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As a response to its attack on Ukraine, the USA, the EU, and the UK have imposed sanctions on Russia. Lots of companies and businesses have joined this, Adobe and Canon being among them.

Adobe has recently stopped all new sales in Russia, disabling anyone based in this country to buy any of the company’s software. This was followed by Canon’s decision to stop delivering all of its products to this country, too.

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Photographer captures polar bears up close in an abandoned weather station

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I equally admire photos of wild animals and abandoned places. Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh brought them together and created a stunning photo series. He photographed polar bears at an abandoned weather station in the Arctic, and they look like they were made in the post-apocalyptic world.[Read More…]

Russians are traveling hundreds of miles to take a selfie in this place

If the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t closed people inside their homes, it has at least closed them inside their countries. In other words, we can only travel without crossing a border. But people in Russia are lucky to live in a huge country with lots of things to visit. And during the pandemic, Lake Baikal in Siberia turned out to be particularly popular. People from all over Russia travel for hundreds, even thousands of miles only to take a selfie at this truly incredible location.

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