U.S. agency probes risks of foreign satellite use by handheld devices
The HinduThe Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it is investigating if the use of Russian and Chinese foreign satellite systems by U.S. mobile phones and other devices poses security threats. The FCC has concerns U.S. handheld devices are receiving and processing Global Navigation Satellite System signals from satellites controlled by foreign adversaries in violation of commission rules. "There is no established record of what security threats, if any, these signals carry and whether the manufacturers of handheld devices are processing these signals in violation of the Commission’s rules," a FCC spokesperson said. "Current events in Eastern Europe call into question the wisdom of accepting this workaround and suggest it is critical that the FCC enforce its rules against using unauthorized signals from foreign satellites," Gallagher said.
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