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US Government Urges Total Ban of Our Most Popular Wi-Fi Router
Federal agencies support banning TP-Link routers due to risks of Chinese government influence and potential spying, with the brand holding over a third of the U.S. home router market.
- On October 31, 2025, more than a half-dozen federal departments and agencies backed a Commerce Department proposal to ban TP‑Link Systems router sales, returning the plan to Commerce for notification and response.
- Security reviewers flagged that TP‑Link Systems remains vulnerable to Beijing influence due to Chinese laws compelling intelligence cooperation, while Chinese government‑supported hacking groups used its routers in recent years.
- Market data indicate TP‑Link grew from 20% of router sales in 2019 to around 65% this year, and it split into U.S. and Chinese entities last year, with the U.S. firm stating, `As a US company, no foreign country or government—including China—has access to or control over the design and production of our products`.
- Under the rules, Commerce Department must notify TP‑Link Systems, allowing 30 days to respond and 30 days to consider objections, but trade talks between President Trump and Xi Jinping have made a ban less likely soon.
- Beyond the immediate ban debate, investigators note the Justice Department antitrust unit weighs criminal charges amid reports that hacked TP-Link routers were used in credential theft since at least 2021, while a ban would rank among the largest consumer tech prohibitions in U.S. history.
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