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fsflover 10 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Free software hasn't won

A non-free firmware in a network card can

1) deny you service at the will of its true owner,

2) stop receiving updates rendering this piece of hardware dangerous to use with no recourse.

codedokode 9 months ago [–]

It cannot deny you service if it is routed through a router that allows only communication with a VPN server, for which the malicious firmware has no access credentials.

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