DJI issues an update for all drones in the USA which removes their geofences, unlocking all drones to fly over restricted zones, including prisons, airports, and the White House?

DJI has announced updates to its geofencing system (GEO) that applies to most of its consumer and enterprise drones in the United States. The changes took effect on January 13th on the DJI Fly and DJI Pilot flight apps.

DJI has lifted its geofence that prevents users in the US from flying over restricted areas like nuclear power plants, airports and wildfires, the company wrote in a blog post on Monday. As of January 13th,

DJI, a Chinese-based technology company, got rid of its geofence software, which stopped people from flying drones over the White House, runways, power plants and during public emergencies. First reported on by The Verge,