Previous claims, from August 2024: therecord.media Routers from China-based TP-Link a national security threat, US lawmakers claim <#> The two members of Congress called on the Commerce Department to investigate risks related to TP-Link routers amid concerns over state-backed Chinese hacking operations. 🔗 https://therecord.media/routers-from-tp-link-security-commerce-department On 12/18/24 09:54, David Collier-Brown via Bloat wrote: > > I see, from Slashdot, that the US is considering banning TP-Link > routers, as a security risk. > > Most can run OpenWRT: should we be petitioning the Commerce Department > or it's equivalent to require existing TP-Link routers be migrated to > OpenWRT? And I'd suggest, while /retaining their settings/. > > --dave > (I used to do fixed-price source-to-source ports at Sun, so this is > possible) > > news.slashdot.org > > US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router Over National Security Concerns - > Slashdot <#> > > U.S. authorities are investigating Chinese router manufacturer TP-Link > over national security risks and considering banning its devices, WSJ > reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The > Commerce, Defense and Justice departments have launched separate > probes into the company, whic... > > 🔗 > https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/18/1249207/us-weighs-banning-tp-link-router-over-national-security-concerns > > > > www.msn.com > > MSN <#> > > 🔗 > https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/u-s-weighs-ban-on-chinese-made-router-in-millions-of-american-homes/ar-AA1w51es > > > > > -- > David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify > System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest > davecb@spamcop.net | -- Mark Twain > > _______________________________________________ > Bloat mailing list > Bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat -- David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest davecb@spamcop.net | -- Mark Twain