return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe US bans all new foreign-made network routerswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1584arrow-down13cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1581arrow-down1external-linkThe US bans all new foreign-made network routerswww.engadget.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square131fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up48·1 month agoIt’s so they can more reliably distribute their own backdoors.
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoBut how? America doesn’t make routers. There’s no American routers to put backdoors in!
minus-squareplateee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 month 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-squareLemmyng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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?
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.