The incoming Trump administration could take action next year.

TP-link is reportedly being investigated over national security concerns linked to vulnerabilities in its very popular routers.

  • remer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    279·
    5 hours ago

    The US government is just upset because it’s harder to place back doors in non-US hardware. It’s a US national security concern to NOT have US back doors in devices.

    • john89English
      113·
      5 hours ago

      That’s not all. The US government exists to look out for the interests of wealthy americans.

      Every dollar spent on a different nation is a dollar that could’ve been spent on them, in their eyes.

      American business owners know that China is competitive because they can provide better products at cheaper prices. Americans would need to invest in making their products better or lower prices to compete with China. Both result in lower profits for owners.

      This is why we will never stop seeing FUD against products that offer us a better deal than those looking to exploit us further. It’s more profitable to convince useful idiots to “buy american” than it is to actually sell them products worth buying at competitive prices.

      • atthecoast@feddit.nlEnglish
        21·
        2 hours ago

        This comment is suspicious to me. It’s been companies like Apple that have pioneered using Chinese labor to increase their profits. Moving jobs to the USA won’t help make them any richer. It makes economic sense but not strategic sense