The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned the import and sale of all “consumer-grade” internet routers produced in a foreign country, citing “an unacceptable risk” to the national security of the US. The ban, announced in an FCC public notice on March 23, means that all such routers made in foreign countries – not just a few select Chinese vendors – are now placed on the FCC’s covered list. The only exceptions include routers that have been granted a conditional approval by the US Department of Defense (DoD) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS). At the time of writing, the list of exceptions only includes drone systems and online surveillance systems. The agency highlighted that foreign-made routers “were directly implicated” in the Volt, Flax and Salt Typhoon…