Today (November 3), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously 3-0 to give itself the ability to retroactively ban devices and radio components that were previously approved for entry into the United States, if the manufacturers are later deemed a national security risk.

First reported by The Verge, the vote is being sold as a national security measure to prevent Chinese telecom devices from gaining a backdoor into U.S. networks. In practice, it likely means that drone maker DJI, maker of most of the best drones, will be prevented from importing new drones or wireless devices into the country starting on December 23.

In early October, when today's vote was initially proposed, FCC head Brandon Carr said the new rules would give the agency "new tools to safeguard our net

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