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Post #2302004
2026-05-09 19:33 UTC
@Linux@mivatter.com @nixCraft@mastodon.social This is the beginning of the slippery slope towards building in spyware and backdoors into the cryptographic subsystems of Windows and Mac OS. It has literally jack-all to do with protecting children. It is the early steps of fascism in the United States.
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@Linux@planet.moe 2026-05-09 19:44
@housepanther@social.goblackcat.com @Linux@mivatter.com @nixCraft@mastodon.social It is not a slippery slope — it's the goal. For example, the United States has made any new router not made in the USA illegal to import or sell. The problem is that no mainstream manufacturer currently makes routers in the USA. Whatever is currently in stock at stores and warehouses is all that is left. However, companies can apply for special exceptions if they agree to implement the new control chip or firmware, and pay a fee. Netgear has recently done this.