# FCC begins blocking gadgets with ‘foreign surveillance chips’

https://mins.news/en/item/111742

- The Verge, 2026-10-22 20:23 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/policy/1017016/fcc-block-foreign-surveillance-chips-hivision-huawei-loophole

> The FCC has used its new authority for the first time to block two unnamed gadgets over what it calls “foreign surveillance chips.” The agency identified the chip as HiVision’s Hi3516CV610 UHD Smart Vision SoC and said its power is meant to close a loophole allowing products from restricted companies to be embedded in other firms’ devices.

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