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-squarePulsar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·2 months agoThe only explanation that makes sense to me is that this is a law to: get bribes or favors from telecom equipment manufacturers. Create a framework to force backdoors into consumer equipment. Force users to use ISP provided equipment.
minus-squarenotthebees@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 months agoISP provided equipment is also made outside of the US. This affects way more than just telecom stuff
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agobut does ISP provided equipment count as consumer grade?
minus-squaretrackball_fetish@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 months ago Create a framework to force backdoors into consumer equipment. Ding ding ding First thought upon seeing this headline. How long until we see the great firewall of USA?
minus-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYes, everything trump does is a request for a bribe.
The only explanation that makes sense to me is that this is a law to:
ISP provided equipment is also made outside of the US. This affects way more than just telecom stuff
but does ISP provided equipment count as consumer grade?
Ding ding ding
First thought upon seeing this headline. How long until we see the great firewall of USA?
Yes, everything trump does is a request for a bribe.