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 |
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| Organization | dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider |
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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.