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The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US
(www.theverge.com)
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this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2026
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Just when I was about to upgrade my router, too. Fuck.
Routers are incredibly simple. You can run your own using openwrt or opnsense. Then some dumb switches and access points and you're good to go.
Upvoting this, you can turn any computer into a router as well. You can have control of your own hardware.
The problem is that this is not targeting the <1% that would just build their own router. Surveilance and control of the other 99% is sufficient.
It only applies to router models that aren't approved by FCC yet. I.e., you will be ~~able~~ allowed to buy those (current and future) models who already have an FCC approval.
It sounds like you should still be able to buy stuff, I don't believe it takes active effect immediately