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US targets TP-Link with a potential ban on the Chinese routers(www.theverge.com)

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

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ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Wait until they hear where all electronics come from. Are they gonna ban Apple?

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KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world
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Apple has been slowly shifting production to India for years now, and the software is made domestically.

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Avieshek@lemmy.worldOP
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I am from India actually, long way to go honestly.

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More importantly, the hardware is designed and inspected by Apple’s engineers. Security vulnerabilities would be Apple’s failure regardless of the origin of the parts.

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ms.lane@lemmy.world
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Also Vietnam, there is a lot of Apple hardware made there now.

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thesohoriots@lemmy.world
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If that happens and the factory layoffs come, those nets are gonna be full

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