The FCC is beginning to block gadgets with ‘foreign surveillance chips’

The FCC has used its new power to block two gadgets containing 'foreign surveillance chips' as per a ruling by Brendan Carr, the FCC Commissioner, on October 13th. The agency is now empowered to block any device containing computer chips from companies on its list of potential security threats. The FCC has identified two specific gadgets that it claims contain foreign surveillance chips, but the names of these devices and their manufacturers are not mentioned in the report.