U.S. FCC Bans Imports of Two Devices Equipped with Surveillance Chips Made by Huawei Subsidiary
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has blocked two types of devices from entering the U.S. market: vehicle dashcams and wireless video transmitters containing surveillance semiconductors made by Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon.
The FCC said on Thursday (local time) that it had confirmed the devices contained chips produced by HiSilicon. The company has promoted the chips as being designed for surveillance and equipped with an algorithm that recognizes human faces.
The action is the first enforcement measure under the "Logical Circuit (Smart) Component Rule," which took effect on the 13th. Existing FCC rules barred approval of finished products made directly by companies deemed security threats. The new rule allows the FCC to deny approval, provided certain conditions are met, even when hardware components with logical processing capabilities made by a sanctioned company are incorporated into another company's products.
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In a statement, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said, "Video devices containing surveillance chips produced by companies that pose security threats present a clear and unacceptable risk to our nation and its people."
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