FCC uses new powers to block gadgets over 'foreign surveillance chips'
First action under October 13 authority targets two devices using a HiVision camera chip
The US Federal Communications Commission has exercised a newly granted power for the first time, blocking two gadgets it says contain foreign surveillance chips. The agency did not identify the specific devices, but named the chip at the centre of its action as a HiVision Hi3516CV610 UHD Smart Vision SoC.