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DJI does this same bullshit on their offline, stand-alone cameras. They have to be "activated" with PII like an iPhone.

Customer-abusing behavior is becoming commonplace.

"I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further."

Not saying it isn't for nefarious purposes, but the online activation for DJI drones is for their warranty and insurance (or protection plan really). They know when you launch the drone for the first time and give you X days (I think it's 3 or maybe even 48 hours) to purchase some protection plan through them. This way you can't crash your drone and then claim you want to sign up for the protection plan. (Unless it's within the period, then you could scam them, but this does cut down on a lot of fraud)

I am talking about standalone Osmo cameras.

Except he makes no mention of having to connect it to the internet to activate it. This is just a standard CYA from RED of saying that if you do connect it to the internet, they may collect telemetry (e.g. crash analytics) and that they're not legally obligated to provide updates.

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