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The US bans all new foreign-made network routers
(www.engadget.com)
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So consumer grade routers are a security risk, but not ISP switches or server routers? That's the opposite of what a state level actor would look for.
I mean, it’s kind of old news that these consumer routers make up the majority of bot nets, although I doubt requiring them to be US-made will change much.
As I read it, they are scared of the Chinese Communist Party having an "official" back door built in. Not run-of-the-mill criminal bot-nets.
Isn't Huawei already banned?