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A Hacker News discussion exploring whether a small company selling routers with DD-WRT pre-installed is viable, weighing existing options like OpenWrt One and GL.iNet against the reality that hackers typically flash their own firmware.
TP-Link faces escalating US legal troubles as Florida, Montana, Iowa, and Nebraska attorneys general filed lawsuits alleging it misled consumers about China ties and router security risks, compounding an FCC ban on its non-US-made routers. TP-Link denies the claims, stating its US-sold devices are made in Vietnam and that it is an independent US company.
Comcast introduced WiFi Motion, a feature that uses Xfinity routers to detect motion in homes, storing data for up to 7 days and sparking privacy concerns over potential data sharing and consent.
The US government warns that Russian state hackers are targeting poorly configured home and small office routers to build botnets for cyber attacks against critical infrastructure, with CISA issuing a joint advisory.
The Australian government program Measuring Broadband Australia ended, causing thousands of functional SamKnows routers to be bricked, raising e-waste concerns.
A guide explaining the differences between modems and routers, their functions, and how to choose them for home internet.