Chairman Rick Scott Calls for Investigation into CCP-Linked Wearable TechSenate Aging Committee Chairman Rick Scott and U.S. Senator Dave McCormick last week sent a letter to Brendan Carr, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), calling for an investigation into Communist China-linked health wearables, including smartwatches and fitness trackers.These fitness devices are popular among older Americans, but rely on Chinese-manufactured technology, raising national security concerns as these devices collect highly sensitive biometric data from Americans, including heart rate, glucose levels, location, and other medical information. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) requires China-based companies to share their data with the government, creating pathways for invasive access to Americans’ personal health information. Senators Scott and McCormick wrote, “While consumers, including seniors, believe that their health wearables may be completely secure, the unfortunate reality indicates that in all likelihood, the most intimate details of their health may be accessible by a foreign adversarial government... In the PRC (People Republic of China)’s case, their domestic cybersecurity law compels companies to provide access to their data and technology to the central government upon demand[1], which means that every device sold by a PRC-based wearable manufacturer, and any sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) is potentially accessible to Beijing, with or without the user’s knowledge or consent.” SCOOP: China-Made Fitness Trackers May Threaten US Security, Senators Warn Read more HERE. Read the full letter HERE. — Chairman Rick Scott Exposes Communist China’s Agenda to Harm Older Americans Chairman Rick Scott led a hearing entitled “Counting the Cost: Communist China's Toll on Older Americans' Health, Finances, and Security” to expose how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) deliberately targets and harms older Americans. Specifically, the hearing provided proof of the CCP saturating American markets with counterfeit prescriptions and using AI-powered deepfakes to exploit seniors. . Chairman Scott’s witnesses for the hearing included:
The Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base Entity Listings (CLEAR LABELS) Act, introduced by Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Gillibrand in January 2026, addresses these concerns by adding country of origin labeling requirements to the U.S.’s prescription drug supply chain. Read more HERE. — Chairman Rick Scott Exposes How Overseas Drugs Harm Americans During Aging Committee Hearing Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott led a hearing titled “Poisoned Pills: The Human Cost of Dangerous Foreign Drugs” to highlight how substandard and contaminated drugs manufactured overseas, particularly in India and China, harm American patients, undermine trust in generics, and expose weaknesses in FDA’s foreign inspection and oversight system. Chairman Scott’s witnesses for the hearing included:
Read more HERE. — The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging is committed to helping seniors and victims of fraud. If you or someone you know has been a victim of fraud, suspect you or someone you know have been targeted by a scammer, or have questions about common scams, please call the Fraud Hotline at 1-855-303-9470 (open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time) or fill out the web form HERE. If you are looking for materials to help you avoid frauds and scams, the most recent copy of the Committee’s Fraud Book is HERE. — To be the first to find out about the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging's actions and statements, follow on X. — |
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