DJI is requiring owners to register their drones... or else

DJI just wants you to fly your drones smart and safe -- or else. The company just instituted a software update that will require every DJI drone owner -- old and new -- to register and/or sign and activate their DJI account. If they don't, but still update to the latest DJI drone firmware, the drone's flight will be severely limited. If this activation process is not performed, the aircraft will not have access to the correct geospatial information and flight functions for that region, and its operations will be restricted if you update the upcoming firmware: Live camera streaming will be disabled, and flight will be limited to a 50-meter (164-foot) radius up to 30 meters (98 feet) high. However, what this process does not require is that DJI drone fliers register with their local aviation authorities.