FCC bans Huawei-linked devices over surveillance chips – Cybernews

FCC bans Huawei-linked devices over surveillance chips  Cybernews

2 devices are barred as FCC bans Huawei-linked devices with HiSilicon chips, citing US security risks. See why the ban matters The FCC says the Huawei-linked chips pose a national security risk to the United States. Huawei retail shop in Shenzhen, China. Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the communications regulator in the United States, has banned 2 devices from being marketed or sold in the US because of the company’s ties to Huawei. According to the FCC, the banned products, a dashboard camera and a wireless video transmitter, contain a “dangerous foreign chip” produced by HiSilicon, a subsidiary of Huawei. The communications supervisor argues that the Chinese tech company advertises its chips as “designed for the surveillance market with built-in detection algorithms for human faces,” making it a risk to the United States’ national security.

“The FCC will continue to act with vigilance in protecting and promoting America’s national security. Video devices containing surveillance chips produced by Covered List entities pose an obvious and unacceptable risk to the nation and our people,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement. Be the first to discover new stories, ideas, and updates from our team. “I applaud the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology for their work and for preventing this potential spyware from obtaining the approvals