Hikvision Sues USA, FCC
Hikvision is suing the FCC and the United States of America. It seeks to overturn the FCC's national security ban on future equipment authorizations.
Precedent for such lawsuits exist, e.g., Huawei lost lawsuits both over the NDAA and FCC bans.
In this report, we examine the suit and Hikvision's arguments.
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