>No we have people buying "cheap" Wi-Fi routers which are subsidized by their ability to be used by third parties for nefarious purposes. You're assuming a) th

>No we have people buying "cheap" Wi-Fi routers which are subsidized by their ability to be used by third parties for nefarious purposes. You're assuming a) that the router is subsidized, and b) that the flaws are intentional. Neither are necessary, and neither make a lot of sense (why add a backdoor that anyone can exploit?) It makes way more sense to consider this just another poorly made budget product. Same as anything else where sticker price is all that matters.