Re: The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US

Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:42:44 +0100 (CET)
Newsgroups alt.comp.networking.routers, alt.survival, comp.os.linux.networking, sac.politics, talk.politics.guns
Organization dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 25 Mar 2026, Ho Li Phuc <[email protected]> posted some
news:[email protected]: 

> On 3/25/2026 2:23 PM, Marc Haber wrote:
>> Charlie Gibbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all
>>>> future drones made in foreign countries from being imported into
>>>> the United States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption.
>>>> Now, the FCC has done the exact same for consumer networking gear,
>>>> citing "an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United
>>>> States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons."
>>>
>>> Right.  As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.
>> 
>> Does any US tech oligarch have a DSL, cable or LTE router that
>> satisfies those new rules?
>> 
>> Greetings
>> Marc
> 
> They probably will source their router electronics from Israeli 
> companies founded by former Mossad agents, perhaps with ties to
> Silicon Valley corporations.

You've nver worked on an IBM XIV storage array I take it.