Nvidia has strongly denied accusations from China that its computer chips include secret ways to track users or shut down devices remotely. The company also warned that proposals to add such features, known as backdoors or kill switches would create major security risks.
The dispute began when the Cyberspace Administration of China said it met with Nvidia over what it called “serious security issues” in the company’s products. Chinese officials claimed US experts had revealed that Nvidia’s H20 chip, made for the Chinese market under US export rules, could be tracked and remotely disabled.
Nvidia responded in a blog post from its Chief Security Officer, David Reber Jr., stating: “There are no back doors in NVIDIA chips. No kill switches. No spyware. That’s not how trustworthy systems are built and never will be.” The company has consistently denied that such controls exist.
Concerns Over Proposed US Law
While dismissing China’s claims, Nvidia also appeared to be addressing US lawmakers. A proposed “Chip Security Act” in the United States would require exported chips to have location verification and possibly a way to stop unauthorized use. Critics argue this could open the door to government-controlled kill switches, something Nvidia says is dangerous.
Senator Tom Cotton’s office says the bill is meant to keep advanced American chips out of the hands of “adversaries like Communist China.” The White Hous
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