Congress Wants Geotracking Tech in High-End GPUs to Keep Them Out of China's Clutches

Congress wants geotracking tech in high-end GPUs to keep them out of China's clutches

American chip exports could come with geotracking capabilities to prevent diversions to and misuse in countries of concern.

U.S. Senator wants high-end graphics chips to have mandatory geolocation

U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R—Arkansas) introduced a bill that would require manufacturers of high-end graphics processors (i.e. Nvidia, but also AMD, Intel and Apple) to include geotracking technology in them. This would allow the government to track them at all times post-manufacture and "prevent unauthorized foreign access to sensitive technology." — Read the rest The post U.S. Senator wants high-end graphics chips to have mandatory geolocation …