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DOJ quietly removed Russian malware from routers in US homes and businesses

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DOJ quietly removed Russian malware from routers in US homes and businesses

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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year ago
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Feds once again fix up compromised retail routers under court order.
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    26•1 year ago

    Honest question: Assuming nation states have the all-powerful ability to install software on your networking gear, which country would you rather have? USA or Russia?

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      34•1 year ago

      is switching to Cups and String an option?

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        16•1 year ago

        I hear pigeons aren’t too hard to breed.

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          21•1 year ago

          IP over Avian Carriers

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          deleted by creator

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          1•1 year ago

          They taste good BBQ’d too.

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        That’s already been hacked by the NSA

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        2•1 year ago

        Cup with string attach to ball is number one game on Siberian winternet.

      • Yggstyle
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        7•1 year ago

        Closest thing we have is end to end encryption mixed with services like tor to obfuscate our positions. Privacy is no longer opt out and is increasingly harder to achieve.

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      Useless redirection.

      If you have one then you’ll have both.

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      20•1 year ago

      If you’re in the USA it seems clearly better to have Russian since they can do much less to affect your life and vice versa.

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        5•1 year ago

        Same, rather get spied on from someone across the ocean you know? At least they won’t arrest me.

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        10•1 year ago

        If the US government wants to spy on you, they have boots on the ground. Russia has been involved with ransomeware campaigns.

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      27•1 year ago

      Zimbabwe. I feel like they’d have a harder time doing any real damage to me

    • phillaholic
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      5•1 year ago

      The country you live in.

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