# The US Bans New Foreign Made Routers?!

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Podcast: [This Week in Privacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-privacy-6761897)
Published: 2026-03-28T00:06:43+00:00
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## Resource

The US’s Federal Communications Commission has banned all foreign made routers stating their are not secure for use. Walmart digital price labels are coming to every store shelf in the US, Systemd has integrated age verification systems, and more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #46! (00:00) - Intro (00:37) - Start of podcast (01:13) - The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US (23:31) - Systemd's New Feature Brings Age Verification Option to Linux (38:11) - Site updates (43:44) - HK police can now demand phone passwords under new national security rules (49:56) - Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in social media harms trial (01:11:23) - Forum updates (01:29:56) - Q&A (02:01:40) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★

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