The Trump administration has banned imports of new, foreign-made routers citing supply chain vulnerability and cybersecurity risks.
The newest addition to the U.S. “covered list” targets consumer-grade routers, the boxes that connect home computers, phones and smart devices to the internet. The list is a catalog of communications equipment and services considered “to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the U.S. or the safety and security of Americans,” the Federal Communications Commission said.
