The FCC has decided to let old foreign-made Wi-Fi routers and drones continue receiving important security updates until January 1, 2029.
Without these updates, millions of devices already owned by people could become easy targets for hackers and other online threats, and the FCC says stopping the updates would create more problems than it would solve.
Old devices already approved by the FCC can still receive software fixes and improvements. However, new foreign-made routers and drones face strict limits and cannot receive normal approval for sale in the United States due to national security concerns.
This change gives people and companies time to switch safely