The surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.
They’re gonna tell you this is the only way to be sure that routers don’t contain a backdoor. They’re gonna tell themselves this is the only way to be sure that routers do contain a backdoor.
Same goes for EV’s, mobile phones etc. The US is one of the most limited countries in the world with regards to choice.
So much freedom
Obvious move toward even more of a surveillance state. My current router is not US made and my next one definitely won’t be. Buying American made is buying a little piece of fascism.
Very little is American made.
Oh no. What will we do.
Oh yeah. just build one in a white box.
I did this 20 years ago, I can do it again…
Painting a target on himself
Put it before the white box, then wireguard or ygg out to a vps. Fuck 'em.
does this support wireless, aka Wi-Fi? I can’t tell from a ~1 minute skim
Yes. Linux can (usually though not always) drive a wifi card as an access point.
If there are drivers for your card, yes.
not reading it either, but if they don’t say how, you just configure hostapd
curious (well not really) that it is only consumer grade. nothing about business grade, of even a deliniation as to where “pro-sumer” falls. if this is a big brother situation then the consumer only thing makes perfect sense. it also drives users back to isp supplied hardware which means more rental fees, so more money CEOs.
This will not stand. Remember, TACO.
as far as I know, a similar ban on new models of drones still stands after several months.
OH BOY! State sanctioned surveillance because backdoors are necessary.
Welp, time to stock up on some older routers or make my own. This country is looking more Orwellian by the day.
When filing for an exemption, the company needs to submit a specific plan for how they’re going to move manufacturing to the US 💀
Make up shit and backtrack once trump is out of office, just like they didi during the first administration.
No way tech companies won’t manipulate this to their benefit right? Gonna be having routers shipped in decoy packages. I’m not buying backdoor infested mess they’re gonna peddle at an unreasonable price cause there can be no outside competition.
I’m in Ohio. I wonder how hard it’d be to drive to Canada, pick up a router, and drive back?
Or hell…maybe just drive to Canada. I’m sure I can find a job and a place to live, right? Just go to a Tim Hortons and say “Hey, I’m gonna work hete now, because fuck America!” and Canadians are like, legally obligated to be nice. I’m sure it’ll all work out, as long as I share some donuts.
The hardest part will be getting used to pink money.
I mean, seriously Canada? You a big fan of monopoly money?
what if th government prohibits your ISP from initilizing your routers MAC address because its not one on an approved list?
Then make it lie. Spoofing is a thing that sometimes works!
I wonder if this has anything to do with them clawing back WiFi7 spectrum for resale.
Given Ubiquiti’s Russian connections, and TP Link’s Chinese connections, this honestly isn’t surprising.
Ubiquity doesn’t have Russian connections, Russians just use them as they can’t be remotely disabled and they are decent hardware.
