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<p>Previous claims, from August 2024:<br>
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class="title">Routers from China-based TP-Link a
national security threat, US lawmakers claim</big></a> </p>
<p class="description">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.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/18/24 09:54, David Collier-Brown
via Bloat wrote:<br>
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<p>I see, from Slashdot, that the US is considering banning
TP-Link routers, as a security risk.</p>
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<p>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 <i>retaining
their settings</i>.</p>
<p>--dave<br>
(I used to do fixed-price source-to-source ports at Sun, so this
is possible)</p>
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moz-do-not-send="true"><big class="title">US Weighs
Banning TP-Link Router Over National Security Concerns
- Slashdot</big></a> </p>
<p class="description">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...</p>
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David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify
System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest
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David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify
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