floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe FCC decided that all foreign-made consumer-grade Internet routers are prohibited from receiving FCC authorization and are therefore prohibited from being imported for use or sale in the US.infosec.exchangeexternal-linkmessage-square153linkfedilinkarrow-up1820arrow-down14cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up1816arrow-down1external-linkThe FCC decided that all foreign-made consumer-grade Internet routers are prohibited from receiving FCC authorization and are therefore prohibited from being imported for use or sale in the US.infosec.exchangefloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square153linkfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down1·2 months agoThey don’t want to, they already have it and just don’t want people to be able to avoid it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act requiring that telecommunications carriers and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment modify and design their equipment, facilities, and services to ensure that they have built-in capabilities for targeted surveillance
They don’t want to, they already have it and just don’t want people to be able to avoid it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act