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The US FCC router ban has updates: Now, the first products have been added to the exempted list -- and it's from Netgear, a company that has dedicated years to lobbying the federal government. The FCC also clarified that its router ban includes wireless hotspots (e.g. 5G hotspots), and the broad definition of a "router" could feasibly even include game consoles, phones, and simple range extenders. We dig through links within the ISP (Internet Service Provider) industry, including lobbying contributions, and find a path to what we think is long-term router subscriptions via "authorized" sources like ISPs. The risk of eventual government backdoors also prevails in such a situation. Conflicts of interest with Starlink also present concerns.

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[โ€“] TheTaglineToldMeTo@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

"From disrupting network connectivity to enabling local networking espionage and intellectual property theft, foreign-produced routers present additional and unacceptable risks to Americans."

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[โ€“] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

They should ban printers instead