The 150g Threat: Why the "Global Scammers" Are Afraid of the DJI Neo 2
The Logic of the Absurd Goes Global
I recently picked up a DJI Neo 2. It weighs about 150 grams—roughly the same as a large apple. It’s designed for selfies and following you while you walk. Yet, as of late 2025, if you try to fly this "apple" anywhere in the world, you are met with a wall of bureaucracy that would make a Cold War spy blush.
It’s no longer just Thailand, Japan, or the US. From Europe to Asia, every government has adopted the same "security" playbook: mandatory registration with military-influenced agencies, intrusive flight tracking, and overnight "no-fly zones" that cover entire cities. Why? Because in 2025, the "scammers in power" across the globe have realized that they can’t control the narrative if everyone has a camera in the sky.
A Worldwide Information Monopoly
The official line is always "cybersecurity" or "national defense." They claim a tiny drone like the Neo 2 is a data-collection risk. But let’s use some actual logic:
If I fly an air-gapped drone with no internet connection, what data is leaking? None.
If I’m filming a public bridge or a government building, what "secret" am I stealing that Google Maps doesn't already have? None.
The real "security risk" isn't to any single country—it's to the global system of corruption. When regular people anywhere on Earth can document reality from a bird's eye view, the "official story" starts to fall apart everywhere. Drones are being effectively banned worldwide not because they are dangerous to planes, but because they are dangerous to the scammers.
"Transparency Mode" vs. The Machine
I’ve decided to stay in Transparency Mode. While some people are looking for ways to hide their metadata or fly "dark," I believe the most powerful move is to broadcast everything.
If every government is afraid of a camera, it means they all have something to hide. If they make it globally illegal to film "government oppression," they are admitting that oppression is their policy.
What’s Next? The Phone Ban.
Don't think it stops at drones. If we accept the logic that "cameras + flight = national threat," the next logical step for these global scammers is "cameras + mobility = national threat." We are already seeing the foundations being laid with "privacy torts" and "photography bans" in public spaces. They are coming for the camera in your pocket next, under the same fake guise of "global security."
Code as Resistance
As a developer, I see this as a software problem. If the global system is programmed to be corrupt, we need to write our own monitors. I’m currently working on a Python-based Transparency Dashboard—a system to monitor the monitors.
We don't need governments that are afraid of their citizens. We need a humanity that doesn't need "scammers" to tell them what is legal to see.
