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

Ho Li Phuc <[email protected]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:11:06 -0600
Newsgroups alt.comp.networking.routers,alt.survival,comp.os.linux.networking,sac.politics,talk.politics.guns
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 3/25/2026 7:42 PM, Nomen Nescio wrote:
> 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.
> 

Your question is a non sequitur.

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