return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe US bans all new foreign-made network routerswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square153linkfedilinkarrow-up1678arrow-down14cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1674arrow-down1external-linkThe US bans all new foreign-made network routerswww.engadget.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square153linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up53·2 days agoIt’s so they can more reliably distribute their own backdoors.
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoBut how? America doesn’t make routers. There’s no American routers to put backdoors in!
minus-squareplateee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 days agoThat’ll be part of the “concessions” that foreign made routers make to get approval. Why the fuck else would the department of defense need to weigh in?
minus-squaregreybeard@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoIt also allows the DoD and DHS to collect application fees which gives them dark money to play with outside the oversight of Congress.
minus-squareLemmyng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoDoesn’t have to be a hardware backdoor. Router manufacturers can easily push software updates that contain said “backdoor” for the low, low price of licking Trump’s backdoor.
It’s so they can more reliably distribute their own backdoors.
But how? America doesn’t make routers. There’s no American routers to put backdoors in!
That’ll be part of the “concessions” that foreign made routers make to get approval.
Why the fuck else would the department of defense need to weigh in?
It also allows the DoD and DHS to collect application fees which gives them dark money to play with outside the oversight of Congress.
Doesn’t have to be a hardware backdoor. Router manufacturers can easily push software updates that contain said “backdoor” for the low, low price of licking Trump’s backdoor.