FCC Adds Vacuum Cleaners to Restricted Technology List Over Security Concerns

The Federal Communications Commission has placed smart vacuum cleaners like Roombas on a list of banned devices, citing potential national security risks from foreign-manufactured IoT gadgets.

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The State Is Coming For Your Roomba

The State Is Coming For Your Roomba Authored by Thiago V. S. Coelho via The Mises Institute, The federal government has discovered another menace to the republic: the vacuum cleaner. In July, the Federal Communications Commission added foreign-produced "advanced robotic devices" to its Covered List, generally preventing new models from receiving the authorization needed to be imported, marketed, or sold in the United States. Although early headlines emphasized Chinese humanoi...

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FCC Adds Vacuum Cleaners to Restricted Technology List Over Security Concerns

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