[Astronaut3315]

Some specific Ubiquiti gear uses Cavium SOCs, but certainly not all. The UDM Pro uses an Annapurna Labs SOC and my old EdgeRouter-X was Mediatek.

[sneak]

Unifi stuff auto updates from the vendor, which is subject to US law.

The SoC manufacturer is irrelevant.

If the USG wants in, it's just a click away in any case.

[pvg]

If the USG wants in, it's just a click away in any case.

What's a legal and practical mechanism the US Government could use to do this? In almost any number of clicks, never mind one.