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Submission + - Non-US made WiFi Routers Banned by FCC (pcmag.com)

Submitted by phatrabt
phatrabt writes: The FCC has now banned any WiFi routers not made in the US from being sold unless granted a waiver from the Pentagon or Homeland Security. PC Mag says:

"Late on Monday afternoon, the FCC announced the order, based on a White House determination that foreign-made routers introduce “supply chain vulnerabilities” that hackers and cyberspies can exploit. Specifically, the commission updated its “covered list,” which acts as a blacklist of telecom equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to US national security. It now includes “all consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries.”

However, the FCC stresses, “This action does not affect any previously purchased consumer-grade routers. Consumers can continue to use any router they have already lawfully purchased or acquired.”

“Nor does it prevent retailers from continuing to sell, import, or market router models approved previously through the FCC’s equipment authorization process,” the commission adds.

Submission + - In hilarious move, FCC bans all new routers (fcc.gov)

Submitted by TheNameOfNick
TheNameOfNick writes: The FCC has just banned new router models, expect for models entirely made in the US from parts made in the US and running software made in the US. Models which fit the exemption do not exist. The press release states: "New devices on the Covered List, such as foreign-made consumer-grade routers, are prohibited from receiving FCC authorization and are therefore prohibited from being imported for use or sale in the U.S."

Submission + - US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers, citing security concerns (reuters.com)

Submitted by the_skywise
the_skywise writes: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it was banning the import of all ânew foreign-made consumer routers, the latest crackdown on Chinese-made electronic gear over âOEsecurity concerns.
China is estimated to control at least 60% of the U.S. market for home routers, boxes that connect computers, phones, and smart devices to the internet.

The FCC order does not impact the âimport or use of existing models, but will ban new ones.
The agency âsaid a White House-convened review deemed imported routers pose "a severe cybersecurity risk âthat could be leveraged to immediately and severely disrupt U.S. critical infrastructure."

Comment Re:Where global warming?!! (Score 1) 61

by logjon (#65912786) Attached to: Record Ocean Heat is Intensifying Climate Disasters, Data Shows
Global warming never meant "as of now it never gets cold anywhere ever again." We've known for somewhere between decades and centuries that the disruptions will also cause uncharacteristic and extreme cold in places at times. You're espousing willful ignorance and bad-faith "gotchas." To that last point, I will absolutely agree that said willful ignorance and bad-faith "gotchas" feed climate denial.

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