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wahernyesterday at 11:37 PM2 repliesview on HN

> So, foreign-made consumer routers can still be sold, but they are going to look at them with a fine-tooth comb, and they are going to use FCC approval as leverage to try to increase domestic manufacturing.

You're assuming a non-partisan technocratic process, which this administration has amply shown is neither capable nor willing to provide. This requirement becomes another opportunity for Pay-to-Play, either in cash or quid pro quo, to the government directly (see, e.g., NVidia and AMD export allowances) or to Trump's inner circle (see, e.g., crypto venture regulation, merger approvals).


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dcrazyyesterday at 11:45 PM

This is the problem with erosion of norms. We’ve all known for decades that consumer routers have shit security. We’ve all known about the risk of implants or intentional backdoors in the supply chain. And now when the FCC appears to be finally doing something about it, there’s a massive cloud of mistrust hanging over the whole idea.

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adrianmonktoday at 12:28 AM

> You're assuming a non-partisan technocratic process

No, of course I'm not assuming that. That's not the administration's pattern of behavior, so it would be a crazy assumption.

I agree it'll be abused. I just didn't feel it necessary to state the obvious.