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issue0315@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

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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issue0315@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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Feds once again fix up compromised retail routers under court order.
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    8 months 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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      is switching to Cups and String an option?

      • AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world
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        I hear pigeons aren’t too hard to breed.

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          IP over Avian Carriers

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          Those are all compromised too!

          https://birdsarentreal.com/pages/faq

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        That’s already been hacked by the NSA

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

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      Useless redirection.

      If you have one then you’ll have both.

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      The country you live in.

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      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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        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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