Re: [Bloat] US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router

[David Collier-Brown <davec-b@rogers.com>]

Yay!

--dave

On 12/18/24 10:27, David Lang via Bloat wrote:
> tp=link is in the process of splitting off their US operations (I was 
> looking at getting a job there), which would seem to bypass this problem.
>
> David Lang
>
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2024, David Collier-Brown via Bloat wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:04:52 -0500
>> From: David Collier-Brown via Bloat <bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net>
>> Reply-To: David Collier-Brown <davec-b@rogers.com>
>> To: bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net
>> Subject: Re: [Bloat] US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router
>>
>> 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 
>> <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 
>>> <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 
>>> <https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/u-s-weighs-ban-on-chinese-made-router-in-millions-of-american-homes/ar-AA1w51es> 
>>>
>>>
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David Collier-Brown,         | Always do right. This will gratify
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davecb@spamcop.net           |              -- Mark Twain