That doesn't explain it, though. In this case and the TikTok case, nobody has been able to cite exactly what all these "personal data" are. Not once have I seen a citation of what TikTok has "stolen" from users, somehow defying data sandboxing implemented on mobile devices.
This fake hysteria over drones is even worse, considering that the drones don't have the means of sending arbitrary data to remote servers.
It can't send "whatever it wants." The user has to grant access to various categories of personal data.
And whatever it sends can and would have been sniffed by now. It's incredible how much time people have to expend on way-more-obscure snooping than that.
It has your location and your phone number and flight logs. The later are systematically sent to the Civil Aviation Administration of China along with your phone number which is a unique ID in China. I am not talking about hypotheticals, I am talking about what's happening right now in 2025 in China and that will happen all around the world as governments tighten the grip.
This fake hysteria over drones is even worse, considering that the drones don't have the means of sending arbitrary data to remote servers.