* [Bloat] US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router [not found] <a4c3d527-2d39-4f34-8a75-fe40e9e843db.ref@rogers.com> @ 2024-12-18 14:54 ` David Collier-Brown 2024-12-18 15:04 ` David Collier-Brown 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: David Collier-Brown @ 2024-12-18 14:54 UTC (permalink / raw) To: bloat [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1505 bytes --] 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> -- David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest davecb@spamcop.net | -- Mark Twain [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/html, Size: 4083 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: [Bloat] US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router 2024-12-18 14:54 ` [Bloat] US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router David Collier-Brown @ 2024-12-18 15:04 ` David Collier-Brown 2024-12-18 15:27 ` David Lang 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: David Collier-Brown @ 2024-12-18 15:04 UTC (permalink / raw) To: bloat [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 2446 bytes --] 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> > > > > -- > 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 [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/html, Size: 7150 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: [Bloat] US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router 2024-12-18 15:04 ` David Collier-Brown @ 2024-12-18 15:27 ` David Lang 2024-12-18 15:43 ` David Collier-Brown 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: David Lang @ 2024-12-18 15:27 UTC (permalink / raw) To: David Collier-Brown; +Cc: bloat [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 2804 bytes --] 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> >> >> >> -- >> 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 > > [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 140 bytes --] _______________________________________________ Bloat mailing list Bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: [Bloat] US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router 2024-12-18 15:27 ` David Lang @ 2024-12-18 15:43 ` David Collier-Brown 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: David Collier-Brown @ 2024-12-18 15:43 UTC (permalink / raw) To: bloat 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> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Bloat mailing list > Bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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