Four states are suing TP-Link Systems, alleging the router maker concealed ongoing ties to China and misled consumers about the security of its products.
The attorneys general of Florida, Iowa, Montana, and Nebraska filed separate lawsuits on Tuesday accusing TP-Link Systems of engaging in deceptive and unfair business practices.
According to the complaints, the company misled consumers by omitting material facts about its “ongoing reliance on Chinese manufacturing, research and development, subsidies, suppliers, and affiliates.”
TP-Link Systems, based in California, is a spin off from China-based TP-Link Technologies, following a restructuring in 2024. The complaint argues that TP-Link Systems failed to adequately disclose its association with the Chinese firm, which the Pentagon designated as a “Chinese military company” in June 2026….