-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi there,
maybe you followed the Compulsory Routers topic in Germany during the last months [1] and even read my blog entry about the entanglements between Compulsory Routers and the latest NSA leaks [2]. tl;dr: Compulsory Routers are routers provided by Internet Service Providers which cannot be replaced because of technical or legal barriers. This causes on the one hand many problems with competition, technical innovation, and compatibility, but on the other hand also great security risks for everyone of us: If we and many others are forced to use one router model, ISPs create monocultures which can be attacked more easily by miscreants and special tools by intelligence agencies. I know the situation in Germany pretty well because I worked on this issue. But gaining some knowledge of the ISPs' regulations in other countries is harder than I thought in the first place. Could you please give me some insights if there are ISPs in your country with Compulsory Router policies? Or maybe you want to share your thoughts about this topic at all and the implications for Free Software users. I'm looking forward to reading your replies! Best, Max [1] https://blogs.fsfe.org/mk/status-of-compulsory-routers-in-germany/ [2] http://blog.max-mehl.com/2014/why-free-choice-of-routers-is-an-unnegotiable-must/ - -- Max Mehl - Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) - fsfe.org Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119, Berlin | Phone: +49-30-27595290 About me: http://fsfe.org/about/mehl | Blog: blog.max-mehl.com Support us: http://fsfe.org/support | Homepage: max-mehl.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.15 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJS1+S+AAoJEOxlXmdUnkHiYWUH/ia0JAi4Q2gAQBmavTGVFDDP fiZaM9HHzcSEf1W3kpfuNpiFJxTqg9n6EyDfLIwrfMvK2GyOdh67K3UORx1EX5U4 Wu+KA13yNab1kz3mVfccX/QGAbb2jhCUnjXYbb71fFPy33jGLPjix1p331bbdpGc 4Gk390pMemyes6mcTX/+CMLQHvHjiEXFwBZECeflGWLXTVxCLuSG7nlmBdNgkiot EB7CnztDMjNus0J4t/xdB8eDz7Ydh1C9Z0yHfwsHmqVmC79fjsrNiDh1eifxHUlP ZneWQiueHJIqInmMk48CLHVdoDoMeZoneMvV/QnSr12nRJtuVkYNfH3qB7oilbs= =6qoQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
