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The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 hours ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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The US claims foreign-made routers pose national security risks.

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.”

If you already have a Wi-Fi or wired router, you can keep on using it — and companies that have already gotten FCC radio authorization for a specific foreign-made product can continue to import that product.

But since the vast majority — if not all — consumer routers are manufactured outside the United States, the vast majority of future consumer routers are now banned. By adding all foreign-made consumer routers to its Covered List, the FCC is saying it will no longer authorize their radios, which de facto bans new devices from import into the country.

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 17 minutes ago

looks dubious

I mean, I don't disagree that there are security risks posed by random consumer broadband routers. It is definitely the case that unmaintained

not intentionally shipped with malware

routers have been a real security problem in the past. My own view is that the current set of conventions, which often has very poor or no security on devices on the LAN and thus relies on the router to keep bad stuff out, is a very real part of that problem, but sure, having a secure router is part of that.

However.

I'd say that the majority of the threats that a router poses are also posed by any device on the LAN that can call out to the Internet. Like, you aren't doing a lot to secure devices on the LAN if you ban routers and then I can still go buy *random gadget from wherever that can get on the WiFi or wired Ethernet network and phone home, take instructions from home, and can talk to other devices on the LAN. I mean, are you also going to ban, say, smart televisions? Ethernet-connected security cameras? I mean, poorly-secured network-connected cameras have posed very real threats in places like Ukraine, where military intelligence has actively exploited them to get information about an area come conflict.

And I just don't think that we're going to commit to locking that down.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 hour ago

Everyone who is even remotely technically able and even slightly concerned about privacy needs to learn how to BYO router

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 14 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Here's a list of all the commercially available US made routers below

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Good hunting !

[–] StealthLizardDrop@piefed.social 9 points 47 minutes ago (1 children)

Its probably to force people to use ISP routers which imo are compromised from the gecko

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 5 points 44 minutes ago

I was going to correct you then I saw your username and I’m fucking amused.

As you were.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 16 minutes ago

I mean, if the article is correctly-assessing the situation, and you're correct that there aren't any, I'd expect them to show up pretty quickly. Might cost more.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It is possible (and now probably encouraged) to run router software on an old PC. You can also slot in a PCIE nic or connect it too a hardware switch and AP for more flexibility and control.

This won't stop your ISP from spying on you, but it will stop your American router manufacturer from spying on you.

[–] _deleted_@aussie.zone 4 points 1 hour ago

Don’t forget to add age verification to the operating system!