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A non-free firmware in a network card can 1) deny you service at the will of its true owner, 2) stop receiving updates rendering this piece of hardware danger
by fsflover 1y ago
A non-free firmware in a network card can
1) deny you service at the will of its true owner,
2) stop receiving updates rendering this piece of hardware dangerous to use with no recourse.
- codedokode 1y agoIt cannot deny you service if it is routed through a router that allows only communication with a VPN server, for which the malicious firmware has no access credentials.