# FCC blocks two gadgets containing chip from Huawei subsidiary

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-fcc-is-beginning-to-block-gadgets-with-foreign-surveillance-chips/
- Published: 2026-10-22T20:23:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T20:39:01+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/policy/1017016/fcc-block-foreign-surveillance-chips-hivision-huawei-loophole
- Topics: Business, Companies, Gadgets, Technology

## Key points

- The FCC has blocked two gadgets containing a HiVision camera chip.
- It is the first use of a new power covering chips from listed companies.
- The agency says the move closes a loophole involving Huawei components.

## Summary

The FCC has blocked two unspecified gadgets because they contain a chip it calls a “foreign surveillance chip”. This is the first time the agency has used a power it granted itself on 13 October to block devices containing computer chips made by companies on its list of potential national security threats.

The chip is HiVision’s Hi3516CV610 UHD Smart Vision SoC, which processes camera sensor data for products such as home security cameras and dashcams. The FCC says HiVision markets it for surveillance and notes its human-face detection algorithms; HiVision is a Huawei subsidiary, and Huawei is on the FCC’s Covered List. The new authority is intended to close a loophole that could allow listed companies’ components into other firms’ devices, though the article raises questions about the FCC’s rationale and enforcement.

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