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Country that put backdoors in Cisco routers to spy on world bans foreign routers

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The Federal Communications Commission has banned the import of all new consumer routers manufactured outside the United States. The decision is based on security concerns, with officials warning that foreign-made devices could contain backdoors. The ban applies to all new routers, regardless of brand, and is intended to protect domestic consumers and infrastructure.

Written from all 7 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. Hacker News·
    FCC adds "routers produced in foreign countries" to covered list [pdf]
  2. TechMeme·
    The FCC is banning imports of new foreign-made consumer routers over security concerns; China is estimated to control 60%+ of the US market for home routers (David Shepardson/Reuters)
  3. Engadget·
    The US bans all new foreign-made network routers
  4. The Verge·
    The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US
  5. Hacker News·
    US bans new foreign-made consumer Internet routers
  6. TechCrunch·
    FCC bans import of new consumer routers made overseas, citing security risks
  7. Hacker News·
    Country that put backdoors in Cisco routers to spy on world bans foreign routers
  8. Hacker News·
    FCC has banned the import of all new foreign-made routers here's what you can do
  9. Wired·
    What You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the US
  10. Ars Technica·
    FCC imposes sweeping ban on foreign-made routers, affecting all new models
  11. The Verge·
    The United States router ban, explained

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