[locknitpicker]

> This underscores the principle that IoT devices should not be allowed to communicate over the public Internet.

TP-Link is a prominent maker of network hardware, including home and mesh routers.

[inigyou]

And their network hardware is illegal to import into the USA because it's full of backdoors.

[BLKNSLVR]

So, TP-Link isn't sold as consumer level devices in stores in the US?

It's had the Huawei treatment?

It's one of the primary networking electronics brands in Australia.

[inigyou]

Yes it had the Huawei treatment

[ssl-3]

What are the details of that treatment?

As I write this, there are all kinds of TP-Link routers, mesh nodes, and cameras (oh my!) in stock at a nearby Wal-Mart, with pickup promised within a few hours from now.

[ivlad]

TP-Link is absolute crap of network hardware. Not to mention “leftover debug code”: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21827

[conorcleary]

Yea, where? :-)