Answer: somebody got paid.
this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2026
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And there’s a backdoor in all their products
Correct
That's a given, but I think they are suggesting they added one for the us government.
Spyware, but it's removable
My friend has an Amazon owned router. Is that better?
Take a wild guess
change it asap
Why would anyone want to manufacture in the US? Tariffs on components would rape your margins
That picture though 😆
This is how they escaped.
This is how they get maximum WiFi range
This is not information we should expect from Asus, and Asus is right to not provide it to the press. This information should come directly from the United States government in an honest, transparent, and verifiable release. If the government is unable to provide such a release, then we are left to wonder what the government did that was so shady that they won’t follow even the most mundane of bureaucratic processes. Par for the course for the current administration, unfortunately…
Probably all they had to do was buy a bunch of crypto "currency" from World Liberty Financial. Nothing to see here.
I stopped buying Asus routers because they fucking suck.
They are prolific when it comes to knowing about and ignoring major security flaws in all of their software. That and just the shittiest hardware. They made a name with netbooks, had a few good years and then pioneered enshittifcation. Fuck asus.
Holy crap I forgot about netbooks, I kinda liked that form factor...
Add Archer / TP link to that list.
Out of the loop, what's wrong with them? What's the alternative?
TP-Link has been alleged to have National Security concerns due to its ties to China.
You can read for yourself but when this was in the news ~1 year ago I looked into it. To me it seems like a combination of a smear campaign started by Netgear and bad actors from the Republican Party within the government.
Edit: This is a pretty good write up that explains it without straying too far into opinion.
Tp link problems with updates, possible back door, charges you to make basic config to your router as they force you into yearly memberships. The router itself is solid.....
I am also interested in knowing, got a tp link 4G router currently and have been wondering about getting a 5G router sometime. UK so doesnt matter if its banned in the US.
There's a router ban?
In the land of the free
For “security” reasons. They’re moving to ban vpns.
If midterms don’t turn out I wholeheartedly expect violence. This shits out of control.
Bitcoin donation to the fucking Orange Menace
paywall
Use “Reading Mode” it works fine
Asuswrt-Merlin has been nice to work with otherwise I'd not really go with Asus.
They paid the bribe money to Mafiusa.