"TP-Link is facing legal action from the state of Texas for allegedly misleading consumers with "Made in Vietnam" claims despite China-dominated manufacturing and supply chains, and for marketing its devices as secure despite reported firmware vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese state-sponsored actors. The Lone Star State's Attorney General, Ken Paxton, is filing the lawsuit against California-based TP-Link Systems Inc., which was originally founded in China, accusing it of deceptively marketing its networking devices"
"It is understood that this is just the first of several lawsuits that the Office of the Attorney General intends to file this week against "China-aligned companies," as part of a coordinated effort to hold China accountable under Texas law. The lawsuit claims that TP-Link is the dominant player in the US networking and smart home market, controlling 65 percent of the American market for network devices."
"It also alleges that TP-Link represents to American consumers that the devices it markets and sells within the US are manufactured in Vietnam, and that consistent with this, the devices it sells in the American market carry a "Made in Vietnam" sticker. However, the Attorney General alleges that, despite these representations, TP-Link's networking and smart home devices are manufactured and developed by Chinese subsidiaries owned and managed by the company. The petition claims the facilities in Vietnam perform only final assembly, with the vast majority of components imported from China and Vietnam-sourced parts accounting for less than one percent of the devices' components."
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing California-based TP-Link Systems Inc., accusing the company of deceptively marketing devices as 'Made in Vietnam' while relying on China-dominated manufacturing and supply chains. The petition asserts that Vietnamese facilities perform only final assembly, with most components imported from China and Vietnam-sourced parts comprising less than one percent. The lawsuit also contends that TP-Link marketed devices as secure despite firmware vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese state-sponsored actors. The complaint claims TP-Link controls 65 percent of the US market for network devices and alleges financial and deeper ties to the Chinese government.
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