FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
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Re: FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
#2> However, the US ban only covers new advanced robot models, not existing products that have already received FCC equipment authorization for sale in the US. The "action does not impact a consumer’s continued use of devices they previously acquired," the FCC says. "Nor does it prevent retailers from continuing to sell, import, or market relevant models approved previously.”
Exactly what I was wondering about.
Re: FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
#3Yikes. So, new robovacs are banned..whenever this is effective. (Immediately?)
Is this protectionism?
I don't like it, it'll disrupt the robovac market worldwide.
Edit: I like competition and technology advancement. Running from it in the name of security is naive. One must invest in security not obscurity (by making these robots rare inside the USA).
Re: FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
#4Nothing says land of the free like being told you're not allowed to buy good cars or good vacuums.
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#5Nothing says land of the free like being told you're not allowed to buy good cars or good vacuums.
Quit being naive. It is a legitimate security issue. Imagine telling someone 50 years ago we would have a new peer adversary and we’d allow them to sell us robots that roam our homes and offices with microphones and cameras. You’d seem crazy.
I know it’s inconvenient and on a 1-pass thought pattern it seems oppressive, but in the long term it is better to rip this bandaid off. Same with the routers. This is the ONLY thing I can agree with this admin on.
Re: FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
#6Nothing says land of the free like being told you're not allowed to buy good cars or good vacuums.
Quit being naive. It is a legitimate security issue. Imagine telling someone 50 years ago we would have a new peer adversary and we’d allow them to sell us robots that roam our homes and offices with microphones and cameras. You’d seem crazy. I know it’s inconvenient and on a 1-pass thought pattern it seems oppressive, but in the long term it is better to rip this bandaid off. Same with the routers. This is the ONLY…
They aren't MY adversary. The government of the US has been acting pretty adversarial lately. Should I avoid US manufactured goods too?
Re: FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
#7Yikes. So, new robovacs are banned..whenever this is effective. (Immediately?) Is this protectionism? I don't like it, it'll disrupt the robovac market worldwide. Edit: I like competition and technology advancement. Running from it in the name of security is naive. One must invest in security not obscurity (by making these robots rare inside the USA). - https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-786A1.pdf
everything this administration does is one part grift, one part poor policy positions.
Re: FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
#8Nothing says land of the free like being told you're not allowed to buy good cars or good vacuums.
Quit being naive. It is a legitimate security issue. Imagine telling someone 50 years ago we would have a new peer adversary and we’d allow them to sell us robots that roam our homes and offices with microphones and cameras. You’d seem crazy. I know it’s inconvenient and on a 1-pass thought pattern it seems oppressive, but in the long term it is better to rip this bandaid off. Same with the routers. This is the ONLY…
yes, it's the chinese you should be afraid of! No, not the people shooting it's own citizens under the guise of ethnic cleansing. It's those scary vacuum robots.
Re: FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
#9Even if you think banning Chinese-made vacuum robots is reasonable, it seems bizarre to do so by withholding FCC approval. The fear isn't that they'd spam our RF spectrum... is it?
Re: FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
#10I’m so glad I bought three eufy vacuums in the last year (one for each floor). They really do improve hygiene by being super consistent in cleaning schedules.