On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Joe Greco <jgr...@ns.sol.net> wrote:
> > Technical users could always just flash DD-WRT onto the device and = > > replace the Linksys/Cisco firmware; then you have a much more robust = > > system without any big brother stuff. > > Or Cisco could just omit the big brother stuff. > > This is not a technological failure. In fact, automatic updates of > router firmware are overdue. Good job on that front. > > It is the implications of your router dictating to you what sort of > uses might be acceptable and what is not that's troubling, and that > seems to have happened on several levels in this product. > > ... JG > This is what has me thinking about shorting Cisco stock. When the legal implications of this hit the FCC <http://www.fcc.gov/>, EFF<http://www.eff.org>, or here in Canada the CRTC <http://www.crtc.gc.ca>, the shouts will begin. This breaks all sorts of regulations about privacy and I'm sure a few other product sales laws in the different countries where the products are sold. Interesting times we live in.... cheers Jeff