The US Bans All New Foreign-Made Network Routers
AnonTechie writes:
The FCC has deemed even US-based companies' products a security risk if they're made anywhere overseas.
The Federal Communications Commission has released a notice today designating any consumer routers manufactured outside the US as a security risk. The rule states that new foreign-made product models for network routers will land on the Covered List, a set of communications equipment seen as having an unacceptable risk to national security. Previously purchased routers can still be used and retailers can still sell models that were approved by the prior FCC policies. In an exception to the usual rule, routers included on the Covered List can continue to receive updates at least through March 1, 2027, although the date could potentially be extended.
The move stems from a goal in the White House's 2025 national security strategy that reads: "the United States must never be dependent on any outside power for core components-from raw materials to parts to finished products-necessary to the nation's defense or economy."
[Source]: engadget
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