From: Nomen Nescio References: <10q1g7m$kqdk$1@news1.tnib.de> <10q1odj$2c5jv$1@dont-email.me> Subject: Re: The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US Message-ID: <13199512690fc8838b718c1ca279acd4@dizum.com> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:42:44 +0100 (CET) Newsgroups: alt.comp.networking.routers, alt.survival, comp.os.linux.networking, sac.politics, talk.politics.guns Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!sewer!news.dizum.net!not-for-mail Organization: dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider X-Abuse: abuse@dizum.com Injection-Info: sewer.dizum.com - 2001::1/128 Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.networking.routers:2459 comp.os.linux.networking:8573 sac.politics:248213 talk.politics.guns:1775272 On 25 Mar 2026, Ho Li Phuc posted some news:10q1odj$2c5jv$1@dont-email.me: > On 3/25/2026 2:23 PM, Marc Haber wrote: >> Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>> On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio 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.