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US bans devices with Huawei chips over national security risks

The FCC banned a camera and a transmitter with chips from HiSilicon, a Huawei subsidiary, in the first application of its rule against components from…

--- The context --- The United States Federal Communications Commission on Thursday banned the sale of a dashboard camera for automobiles and a wireless video transmitter with chips from HiSilicon, the semiconductor design subsidiary of China's Huawei. It is the first application of the July rule. --- The facts --- The agency said HiSilicon presents its chip as designed for the surveillance market and with human face detection algorithms. The rule approved on July 22 bans authorizing devices with components that incorporate logic, such as chips, from entities on the list. It was published on September 11 and has been in force since October 13, for new equipment only. HiSilicon does not appear by name on the Covered List, the register of equipment and services the agency considers a threat. It is reached as a subsidiary of Huawei, which is on the list together with ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua. --- The positions --- The agency's chairman, Brendan Carr, said video devices with chips from companies on that list pose a clear and unacceptable risk to the nation and its population. Huawei did not respond immediately and HiSilicon could not be contacted. On the same day, the Treasury Department proposed restricting United States investments in advanced technology in China, Russia, North Korea and other countries considered risky. It would only cover operations above USD 50.000, would exclude many financial investments and will face public consultation first. --- What remains unknown --- The scope depends on whether the maker of the part appears on the list: the main Chinese suppliers of optical transceivers for data centers remain outside for now. It also remains unclear how third-party products stand, which were not explicitly covered. --- Unanswered questions --- What criteria will define which third-party components are banned and which fall outside the rule? How will manufacturers and buyers know that a subsidiary not named in the register is covered through its parent company? What will happen to users who already have equipment with parts from listed companies installed in their automobiles? --- EPM analysis --- Craig Singleton said the rule signals to markets that Washington is watching where United States capital goes. Jason Chipman anticipated more robust compliance programs and Ryan Majerus called it the first step in a long process. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the measure addresses a risk described by the agency itself, but its reach demands transparency and clear public criteria: the rule covers third parties using chips from a subsidiary that is not named in the register, while leaving out for now the main Chinese suppliers of optical transceivers for data centers in the country. Without public and verifiable criteria on which components are banned and which are not, security can become a blurred border for manufacturers, buyers and users who already have equipment installed in their vehicles.
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