Innerworld@lemmy.world to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoThe FCC says foreign-made routers and drones can now receive software updates at least until 2029, extending its earlier 2027 cutoffwww.pcmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkThe FCC says foreign-made routers and drones can now receive software updates at least until 2029, extending its earlier 2027 cutoffwww.pcmag.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square5linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·23 days agoAnd just how do they expect to prevent people from updating the open source firmware on their devices?
minus-squarestickly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·23 days agoIt’s not about having a foolproof plan; it’s an easy win to spy on the 95% of people who don’t know or won’t bother. Doesn’t matter if your surveillance network has blindspots if you can put up enough cameras.
And just how do they expect to prevent people from updating the open source firmware on their devices?
It’s not about having a foolproof plan; it’s an easy win to spy on the 95% of people who don’t know or won’t bother. Doesn’t matter if your surveillance network has blindspots if you can put up enough cameras.
More like 99.9%