[Bloat] US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router

David Collier-Brown davec-b at rogers.com
Wed Dec 18 09:54:21 EST 2024


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 at spamcop.net           |              -- Mark Twain
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