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 |
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| 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. -- "And all of a sudden, all those empty bicycle lanes built during COVID now make sense." Another USENET poster.