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- I wonder why Trump doesn't implement rules for market access like China did. "Want to sell robot vaccums to the fabulously lucrative American consumer market? Sure, but you must manufacture them in America, with a progressively larger percentage of American parts, and submit to audits of software and hardware."by Sabinus
- Stupid politics is going to kill America.by cute_boi
- Has killed*by inigyou
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It's already happened.
- I thought drones were banned already. Are they now un-banned?by RantyDave
- Earlier on source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49095714
- I’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.by seanmcdirmid
- > 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.
by jersmtpd - I miss Sleepy Joe. He had a few gross protectionist tendencies, but nothing like this nincompoop.by nozzlegear
- Even 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?by valleyer
- It seems like the FCC is a convenient source of rubber stamps for the administration.by hakfoo
- Nothing says land of the free like being told you're not allowed to buy good cars or good vacuums.by bashtoni
- The free market efficiently at work!by smrtinsert
- 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.
by sockaddr - Yikes. 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).
by ncr100 - everything this administration does is one part grift, one part poor policy positions.by cyanydeez