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

Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:33:00 +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 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.

You couldn't be further wrong if you tried.  It directly relates to the 
previous poster's response.  A technologist you aren't.