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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

The FCC just saved Netgear from its router ban for no obvious reason

www.theverge.com

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The FCC just saved Netgear from its router ban for no obvious reason

www.theverge.com

floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago
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How did Netgear do it? Nobody’s saying.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/1049400

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  • Ledivin@lemmy.world
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    Sounds like netgear routers are now 100% confirmed to be compromised with backdoors instead of just being probable

    • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
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      Time to flash the old Netgear router with some open source firmware.

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    First winner of the Netgear Peace Prize to be announced shortly.

    • kinther@lemmy.world
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      Made me snort with that one

  • ouRKaoS@lemmy.today
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    Under the table

    • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
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      Except they don’t even bother with the table anymore.

  • Schwim Dandy@piefed.zip
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    There’s a reason and the reason will likely be revealed to be kickbacks and payoffs.

    • neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Or perhaps other reasons…

  • tidderuuf@lemmy.world
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    Gonna be really funny when it’s revealed in 5 years that Netgear routers have a backdoor for the Chinese govt and the US okayed it because of the money the Trump admin got.

    It’s literally the type of corruption that was claimed China would do for the last 4 decades.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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      …now see, you SAY funny. I think we have a difference of opinions on humor. You know what I find funny? You ever see that old video from the 90s of Donald Duck slumped down in his chair, getting a handjob from Daisey duck? And he can’t handle it. He’s all like “Ooooooweeeeee!!! Oh my gaaawwwwddddddd!!! Playin wit ma balls! Playin wit ma balls!!! Oooooooh!!!”

      And then he just cums EVERYWHERE, and it’s all drippy on Daiseys face. She’s just kneeling there, with a shocked look on her face, and Donald says “I’ll go get you a towel!”

      I found that funny. Not so much national corruption, bribery, and internet security fraud.

    • frongt@lemmy.zip
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      I don’t think Netgear has any link to China

      • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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        Just where they are manufactured

      • tidderuuf@lemmy.world
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        That we know of… For now…

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    Corruption is pretty obvious these days.

    • Harvey656@lemmy.world
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      It may always have been, its just more obvious than before.

      • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
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        Yeah this. They’re not trying to hide it anymore. Just 10 years ago corruption may have required journalistic effort to uncover, now the admin yokels just shout it from the rooftops, hoping to “trigger the libs”.

  • Resplendent606@piefed.social
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    This tells me Netgear probably bent the knee and kissed the ring.

    • TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world
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      and paid the bribe

      • FaceDeer@fedia.io
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        Or opened its backdoor.

      • giacomo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        paid that troll toll.

  • HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world
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    I get the aching feeling its because Netgear likely agreed to some backdoor shit, or to just funnel all user traffic to ICE

    • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
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      Netgear likely agreed to some backdoor shit

      If that’s how you win Trump’s favor, count me out forever.

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    Extortion is one reason.

  • yeehaw@lemmy.ca
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    Spyware preinstalled. Has to be.

  • gukleszl4hs48ughgxhr5xgd@fedia.io
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    Makes sense that it would be one of the shittiest corps :/

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    It’s all in who you know

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    for no obvious reason

    • Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz
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      Surely a non-AI slop pile of money illustration could have been used instead?

      • zikzak025@lemmy.world
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        This one even commits the cardinal sin of presenting itself as a transparent image but really just has a checkered background baked in.

        • coalie@piefed.zip
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          Which was the second reason I picked it.

      • coalie@piefed.zip
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        Maybe, but I went with the first image that gave me an actual image added w so I did not have to upload it anywhere.

      • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
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        What? Its common knowledge that Humpty Dumpty graces the front of the $0000 bill

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