>The US has banned new foreign-made consumer internet routers over national security concerns.
>In an update on Monday to a list of equipment seen as not secure enough for use, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added all consumer-grade routers made outside the US.
>It puts routers – which are used widely in homes and businesses to connect computers, phones, TVs and other devices to the internet – on a par with foreign-made drones, which were banned at the end of last year.
>”Malicious actors have exploited security gaps in foreign-made routers to attack American households, disrupt networks, enable espionage, and facilitate intellectual property theft,” the FCC said.
>Any new router made outside the US will now need to be approved by the FCC before it can be imported, marketed, or sold in the country.
>In order to get that approval, companies manufacturing routers outside the US must apply for conditional approval in a process that will require the disclosure of the firm’s foreign investors or influence, as well as a plan to bring the manufacturing of the routers to the US.
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Submission statement: This fits r/neoliberal because it’s about a tradeoff between open markets and national security. The router ban raises questions about protectionism, supply chains, and whether government intervention is justified or economically distortive.
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>The US has banned new foreign-made consumer internet routers over national security concerns.
>In an update on Monday to a list of equipment seen as not secure enough for use, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added all consumer-grade routers made outside the US.
>It puts routers – which are used widely in homes and businesses to connect computers, phones, TVs and other devices to the internet – on a par with foreign-made drones, which were banned at the end of last year.
>”Malicious actors have exploited security gaps in foreign-made routers to attack American households, disrupt networks, enable espionage, and facilitate intellectual property theft,” the FCC said.
>Any new router made outside the US will now need to be approved by the FCC before it can be imported, marketed, or sold in the country.
>In order to get that approval, companies manufacturing routers outside the US must apply for conditional approval in a process that will require the disclosure of the firm’s foreign investors or influence, as well as a plan to bring the manufacturing of the routers to the US.
Submission statement: This fits r/neoliberal because it’s about a tradeoff between open markets and national security. The router ban raises questions about protectionism, supply chains, and whether government intervention is justified or economically distortive.
Are most made here?