Post #769237

2026-03-25 12:34 UTC

i'm kinda going to where jeff is at too re the fcc routers thing: it sounds like a step they take before they mandate some kind of creepy inclusions, in addition to presumably being some kind of shakedown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04oL0qVSWJE

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@rakslice@mastodon.social 2026-03-25 21:27

but even if we entertain the idea that it is not for a shakedown or other clandestine purpose, it has that ring to it of being a response to some kind of specific threat or incident somebody knew about but where some bright spark who took an intro to IT for future middle managers term course at some point and now figures they're an expert got ahold of it and turned it into a "technology neutral" regulation in such a way that it doesn't address literally any actual problem anymore

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@davep@infosec.exchange 2026-03-25 13:47

@rakslice@mastodon.social Consumer routers only? That absolutely stinks.

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@angusm@mastodon.social 2026-03-25 13:49

@rakslice@mastodon.social @cstross@wandering.shop Moving router manufacture to the US means that Americans can stop worrying about what kind of creepy spyware the Chinese government is putting in our routers and start worrying about what kind of creepy spyware the US government is putting in our routers. Frankly, I trust the Chinese to at least implement something that won't interfere with the basic functions of the router. Who knows what kind of vibe-coded nonsense US-approved routers will end up shipping with?

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@Enema_Cowboy@dotnet.social 2026-03-25 14:24

@rakslice@mastodon.social Time for HeathKit Routers?

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