return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe US bans all new foreign-made network routerswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square150linkfedilinkarrow-up1688arrow-down14cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1684arrow-down1external-linkThe US bans all new foreign-made network routerswww.engadget.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square150linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up53·2 months agoIt’s so they can more reliably distribute their own backdoors.
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoBut how? America doesn’t make routers. There’s no American routers to put backdoors in!
minus-squareplateee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 months 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 months 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-squareLemmayng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months 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.