Routers from China-based TP-Link a national security threat, US lawmakers claim \ stacker news ~security

Routers from China-based TP-Link a national security threat, US lawmakers claim therecord.media/routers-from-tp-link-security-commerce-department

375 sats \ 10 comments \ @beorange 18 Aug security

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84 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 18 Aug

This is kind of like trying to stop a tsunami with a single sandbag. If China is hostile toward the US then we should be worried about everything we import.

121 sats \ 0 replies \ @byzantine 18 Aug

and with regards to internet security china can easily just disrupt BGP https://www.zdnet.com/article/china-has-been-hijacking-the-vital-internet-backbone-of-western-countries/

31 sats \ 2 replies \ @jp305 18 Aug

What's the best way to ensure my hardware is SAFU?

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 18 Aug

From Chinese back doors? Investigating the whole supply chain I guess.

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @jp305 18 Aug

next logical step: "Bring your own supply chain"

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 19 Aug

Lest we forget, the US is a surveillance state. We have as much or more to fear from US government backdoors and these same lawmakers total disregard of the Constitution.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @konstantin21 19 Aug

Start9's open source router firmware can't come soon enough! I know openwrt exist but a "for dummies" version will significantly bolster adoption.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatsMate 18 Aug

Yikes, I use one of these routers. We need to become a more self reliant nation and work to manufacture more of this stuff ourselves.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 19 Aug

I dont worried about it since Microsoft Windows is used by China.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Octopus 18 Aug outlawed

stackers have outlawed this. turn on wild west mode in your /settings to see outlawed content.