• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    My guess?

    NSA is currently figuring out how to insert backdoors into all these things.

    You see, the last backdoor they used all the time, well… people figured it out.

    So, they had to ban uh, checks notes, apparently all routers, basically.

    So, now they need a new backdoor into literally everything.

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        3 months ago

        Whoa, I heard about banning non US routers, they also banned firmware updates on existing hardware?

        Could you in theory demand a refund from the government if you were willing to switch to their backdoor US hardware now?

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          3 months ago

          @removed[email protected] was faster than me (thanks!). Yes, as of now, firmware updates for existing models are only allowed for yet another year and must be discontinued after. As always in this administration, the reasons given for these measures (Chinese attacks on US infrastructure) are built on lies and misinformation (none of the attacks targeted consumer routers). Hence, this is likely just another shakedown: “pay us a bribe or we’ll damage your opportunities to do business in the US.” Depending on whether foreign router vendors opt to go this route and give in to the orange grifter’s demands, things may be different in a years’ time.

          Could you in theory demand a refund from the government if you were willing to switch to their backdoor US hardware now?

          From a government of the Epstein class, by the Epstein class, for the Epstein class? No. You most certainly cannot.

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      3 months ago

      Not quite. The way the NSA and CIA usually work with Microsoft for exploits is pretty much just having them hold off on specific updates whenever needed.

      In this case it sounds like they have specific targets using windscribe and veracrypt that they need to remain unpatched.