US Blocks Two Devices With Surveillance Chips From Huawei Subsidiary

The U.S. has barred two devices from its market for containing Chinese-made surveillance chips. Using new rules that close a loophole on imports, the Federal Communications Commission blocked a dashboard camera and a video transmitter. It said they contain chips made by HiSilicon, a subsidiary of China's Huawei, which is banned from selling its products in the U.S. HiSilicon says its chips feature detection algorithms for human faces, human figures, vehicles, parcels, and pets. FCC Chair Brendan Carr said such surveillance chips pose a threat to national security.