US Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Apple’s Plan to Use Chinese Memory Chips

US Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Apple’s Plan to Use Chinese Memory Chips
A man holds an iPhone 14 as Apple Inc.'s new models go on sale at an Apple store in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2022. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Some U.S. senators have urged the intelligence community to review the risks of a possible deal between Apple and a state-owned Chinese chipmaker, citing threats to privacy and national security.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Senate Intelligence Committee vice chairman, wrote to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines following reports that Apple Inc. was considering procuring NAND memory chips from the Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC).