FAA halts departures and restricts airspace on Carolina coast for 'national security effort'

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The FAA has issued a ground stop for three airports in the Carolinas for a “national security effort,” as a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts through the area.

The US has used its own surveillance methods in China, including flying aircraft over disputed islands claimed by Beijing, using human sources and monitoring signal intercepts.carried out by China's government. But Chinese officials say a similar thing – repeatedly accusing the US of espionage.A US official said Friday that there have been several other spy balloons spotted over Hawaii and Guam in recent years.

Some cellphone towers around the US still use Chinese technology that security experts have warned could be handing China intelligence. The towers could also potentially allow Beijing to mount network attacks. The tech is shunned by major US wireless carriers and the federal government, but widely deployed by a number of smaller wireless carriers.

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