Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬What the #FCC #router ban means for #FOSS
New hardware may be banned, but they do not believe that new FCC decision affects whether and how people can run #OpenWrt or other user-selected #firmware updates on #routers they have already purchased. Not only is this an important right in relation to our ownership and control of our own devices, it also ensures that people can keep their routers secure for far longer than the manufacturer may choose to provide security updates
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/apr/02/fcc-router-ban/
New hardware may be banned, but they do not believe that new FCC decision affects whether and how people can run #OpenWrt or other user-selected #firmware updates on #routers they have already purchased. Not only is this an important right in relation to our ownership and control of our own devices, it also ensures that people can keep their routers secure for far longer than the manufacturer may choose to provide security updates
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/apr/02/fcc-router-ban/
