FCC Urged to Investigate Wearable Health Devices
The Senate Committee on Aging expressed concern that personal data from monitoring devices is being used by China.
The Senate Committee on Aging expressed concern that personal data from monitoring devices is being used by China.
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2026 – The Federal Communications Commission has been urged to assess the potential national security risks of Chinese manufactured modular transmitters embedded in health wearable devices.
In a letter to the FCC on Thursday, members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. and Sen. David McCornick, R- Pa., expressed their concerns over the devices because one of China’s dominant cellular Internet of Things manufacturers, Quectel, was added to the 1260 H List.
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