6月25日大疆在其官网上发布了一封写给美国政府题为《无人机安全：加强创新 减少供应链风险》的公开信，信中指出，大疆发布公开信的缘由是，6月18日美国参议院召开的听证会上出现了有关大疆的不实言论，比如有发言人认为技术创新与可靠性仅仅与国籍相关，对此大疆表示：“小组委员会听证会期间提出的未经证实的猜测和不准确的信息将使整个美国无人机行业面临风险，造成的连锁反应，将阻止经济增长和限制使用DJI无人机来保护公众、拯救生命的公务人员。”
大疆官网截图
早在此前，美国国土安全部就称中国无人机存在“安全风险”，大疆发文回应不存在所谓的安全风险，在此次的公开信中大疆再次申明用户可以完全控制他们的数据，并从以下四方面对“数据安全”等问题作出澄清：
1，大疆无人机不会分享飞行日志、照片或视频，除非用户有意这么做；不会自动将飞行数据发送到中国或其他任何地方；不会自动在互联网上传输照片或视频。这些数据只存在于无人机和飞行员的移动设备上。大疆无法共享从未接收到的客户数据；
2，大疆APP内置了可以切断所有的互联网连接的设置，这是作为用户执行敏感飞行的额外预防措施。与一些科技公司不同，大疆不出售用户数据，不以用户数据牟利；
3，大疆在产品设计中嵌入了密码和数据加密功能，为用户提供了对无人机及其机载数据的安全访问。如果美国无人机用户选择分享数据，数据只会上传到美国的云服务器上；
4，大疆运营着一个全球漏洞赏金项目，这样全球的安全研究人员就可以发现无法预见的安全问题；此外，大疆还聘请了独立的安全专家测试产品。这些只是大疆采取的一些步骤，以确保高安全性的用户可以放心地使用产品。
公开信还介绍了大疆给美国无人机产业、美国经济发展做出的贡献、大疆如何帮助美国企业和政府等内容。信中提到，“一个公司的产品是否安全取决于公司采取了哪些保障安全措施，而不是公司的总部在哪里”，最后，大疆在公开信中还表示：“我们相信，无论政府机构、企业或是个人用户，都应该享受最安全、可靠、有保障的技术。在美国政府积极制定无人机管理规则的同时，我们敦促美国政府评估事实，以合理的政策促进技术创新、经济增长和公共安全。”
公开信中提到大疆将推出与美国内政部最新合作成果-大疆政企版无人机系统，因此同期发布的还有一则关于大疆将推出政企版新无人机系统的通知。通知指出，DJI政企版具有严格的数据控制功能，可以让联邦机构在飞行DJI无人机时完全控制其数据。这是一种全新的综合无人机解决方案，专为全球政府机构的高安全性需求而设计。该系统完全无法访问互联网，只能在设备上存储信息。这意味着使用该系统的政府雇员无论是有意还是无意，都无法操作将无人机数据通过网络传输到外部。该系统符合政府部门对数据管理、风险缓解和企业级数据共享控制的严格要求。
此外，根据美国《纽约时报》的最新报道，除推出政企版新无人机系统外，大疆还将在美国加利福尼亚州喜瑞都市（Cerritos）的一个库房改造为一条生产线，用来组装大疆在北美很受欢迎的一款无人机产品的最新版本。
大疆回应称此举措，与此前美国发出的涉及中国无人机的安全警告无关，也不是在把生产资源转移或退出中国，而是为了应对美国市场对大疆产品的需求高速增长，进行的一种单一产品单一市场的优化布局。未来还将持续投资扩大国内的生产制造规模，以满足中国市场的快速增长。
DJI大疆创新在2018年启动了这项工作的评估，并于2019年1月在位于加利福尼亚州喜瑞都市(Cerritos)的大疆售后服务中心进行了组装生产测试。评估与测试的结果非常积极，在下一步准备工作完毕，并获得美国相关管理部门批准后，DJI大疆创新将在该地点正式建立首个深圳之外的组装生产线。该产线将负责组装部分面向北美市场销售的“御”Mavic 2行业双光版(Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual)。具体工作包括组装、安装固件，调试测试，以及打包和物流运输。按照美国联邦政府的统计方法，在美国的组装将占这批产品60%的生产总值——其中包括了当地的人工、基础设施开支以及来自美国供应商的组件。
为实现该产线的经济目标，DJI大疆创新有计划让更多美国供应商参与该产线的供应链工作，并进一步拓展美国的无人机行业应用市场。这一布局不会对DJI大疆创新的其他产品产生影响，该产线仅组装“御”Mavic 2行业双光版一款机型，所组装的产品全部在北美市场销售，所以也不会对DJI大疆创新在全球其他区域的经营产生影响。
以下为公开信原文及政企版新无人机系统通知原文
公开信原文：
DJI Sets The Record Straight On Incorrect Speculation Presented During U.S. Senate Hearing
In Letter To Senate Subcommittee, DJI Outlines Its Best-In-Class Data Protection Practices And Safeguards
June 24, 2019 – DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Security to set the record straight on incorrect claims presented during a hearing last week.
In the letter, DJI responds to hearing witnesses’ incorrect speculation about the company’s data security practices, writing: “the unsubstantiated speculation and inaccurate information presented during [the] Subcommittee hearing will put the entire U.S. drone industry at risk, causing a ripple effect that will stunt economic growth and handcuff public servants who use DJI drones to protect the public and save lives.” DJI adds: “DJI drones do not share flight logs, photos or videos unless the drone pilot deliberately chooses to do so. They do not automatically send flight data to China or anywhere else. They do not automatically transmit photos or videos over the internet. This data stays solely on the drone and on the pilot’s mobile device. DJI cannot share customer data it never receives.”
The full text of DJI’s letter to the Subcommittee is available atthis linkand is printed below.
June 24, 2019
Hon. Roger Wicker
Hon. Maria Cantwell
Hon. Dan Sullivan
Hon. Edward Markey
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
United States Senate
302 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Cantwell, Chairman Sullivan and Ranking Member Markey,
On behalf of DJI Technology Inc., we submit this letter for the record in connection with the June 18, 2019 U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Security hearing entitled “Drone Security: Enhancing Innovation and Mitigating Supply Chain Risks.”
Because the drone industry is becoming an increasingly critical engine for small American businesses as well as the entire U.S. economy, it is essential that decisions affecting key components of the industry are based on fact. We are deeply concerned that, left unchecked, the unsubstantiated speculation and inaccurate information presented during your Subcommittee hearing willput the entire U.S. drone industry at risk, causing a ripple effect that will stunt economic growth and handcuff public servants who use DJI drones to protect the public and save lives.
The U.S. drone industry is experiencing rapid growth, helping U.S. workers, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and first responders promote worker safety, spur innovation, support vital operations, and save lives. As a global technology company, and the world’s leading civilian drone manufacturer, DJI has played a central role in advancing the societal benefits of drone technology while working collaboratively with government, industry, and research experts to safely integrate drones into our airspace and set industry standards for data security and privacy.
DJIinvented the product category of highly capable off-the-shelf quadcopters that can be easily used for commercial applications with the Phantom series over six years ago. It is no surprise that in 2019, DJI leads the market that it invented. Since that time, we have driven rapid innovation to provide the best life-saving tools at attractive price points. Because DJI has pushed technology limits to develop best-in-class hardware quickly, we have enabled American innovation, job creation, and economic growth in drone software and services. As we have made drone technology accessible and affordable, more than 1 million people have registered their civilian drones in the U.S.,and more than 122,000 FAA-licensed pilots operate commercially.
We believe industry and government have a shared responsibility to build on this momentum and keep our skies open for safe and secure commerce and innovation. Unfortunately, some witnesses who appeared before the Subcommittee want to limit competition, innovation, and the availability of drone technology based solely on its country of origin. To bolster their desired outcome relating to a product’s country of origin, they resorted to offering highly speculative risks and inaccurate information about data transmission functionality.
DJI Customers Have Full Control Of Their Data
This speculation about DJI’s technology is simply wrong. To be clear:
DJI drones do not share flight logs, photos or videos unless the drone pilot deliberately chooses to do so. They do not automatically send flight data to China or anywhere else. They do not automatically transmit photos or videos over the internet. This data stays solely on the drone and on the pilot’s mobile device. DJI cannot share customer data it never receives.
DJI’s professional pilot app has a built-in setting to disconnect all internet connection, as an extra precaution for pilots performing sensitive flights. Unlike some technology companies, DJI does not sell or monetize customer data.
DJI embeds password and data encryption features in the design of our products. This provides customers with secure access to the drone and its onboard data. In cases when U.S. drone users do choose to share their data, it is only uploaded to U.S. cloud servers.
DJI operates a global Bug Bounty Program so the world’s security researchers can identify unforeseen security issues, and we hire independent security experts to test our products. These are just some of the steps we take to assure high-security users they can use our products with confidence.
As the Subcommittee knows, the security of a company’s products depends on the safeguards it employs, not where its headquarters is located. To provide our government customers with additional data privacy assurance, this week we are releasing our DJI Government Edition drone system. DJI Government Edition cannot access the internet and only stores information on the device. This means that if a government employee were to make a mistake in data management protocol, or even intentionally try to send drone data to DJI or elsewhere, no data will be transmitted. This is our most secure drone system and is designed to meet the U.S. government’s rigorous security expectations. DJI has worked with the U.S. Department of the Interior since 2017 to develop this system, which has passed two phases of testing to “meet Interior’s UAS data management and risk mitigation requirements with respect to encrypted control and payload links, and enterprise level managed data sharing controls.”
