But to Miller, consumers face plenty of bigger threats to the privacy of their data.... Earlier this week, the Biden administration blocked American investment in the company, a year after President Donald Trump prohibited it from sourcing US parts.... In many ways, DJI has become the poster child of a much wider national security threat: The Chinese government’s ability to obtain sensitive data on millions of Americans....

Image source, Reuters By Annabelle Liang Business reporter Apple supplier Foxconn has pulled out of a$ 19. 5bn( ￡15. 2bn) deal with Indian mining giant Vedanta to build a chip making plant in the country. The move comes less than a year after the companies announced plans to set up the facility in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat. Some analysts say it marks a setback to the nation's technology industry goals. However, a government minister says it will have no impact on the c

Listen 8 min Share Comment on this story Comment As Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was visiting China earlier this week, a sea-green Chinese smartphone was quietly launched online.It was no normal gadget.... Sign up for The Tech Friend newsletter.... Those sanctions were first imposed by the Trump administration and continued under President Biden. Advertisement The timing of the phone announcement on Monday, while Raimondo was in Beijing, appeared to be a show of defiance....

Listen 8 min Share Comment on this story Comment As Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was visiting China earlier this week, a sea-green Chinese smartphone was quietly launched online.It was no normal gadget.... Sign up for The Tech Friend newsletter.... Those sanctions were first imposed by the Trump administration and continued under President Biden. Advertisement The timing of the phone announcement on Monday, while Raimondo was in Beijing, appeared to be a show of defiance....

Huawei’s jade-green Mate 60 Pro appears to have many of the same basic capabilities as other smartphones on the market.... The Commerce Department has been leading U.S. efforts to curb Beijing’s ability to gain access to advanced chips, and the commerce secretary, Gina M. Raimondo, spent much of her trip defending the U.S. crackdown to Chinese officials, who pressed her to water down some of the rules.Ms.... “ Instead, the U.S. has allowed SMIC continued significant access to American technolo