Comment on Undocumented 'Backdoor' Found In Chinese Bluetooth Chip Used By a Billion Devices.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 months agoWhich government’s backdoors would you prefer?
“We know you have a choice in oppressive governments, so we appreciate you choosing ours.”
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
None of them, that’s why the only things in my house that connect to the internet are my computers, game consoles, and cell phone
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Assuming you’re not joking here, if your computers are any way modern they almost certainly have a backdoor.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Obviously not, but I trust my laptop a hell of a lot better than my aunt’s XIPPLG branded wifi cat feeder that she bought off Amazon
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 months ago
You probably shouldn’t, check out Intel management engine and AMD secure technology.
catloaf@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I guarantee all off those have components from manufacturers that a government could pressure for a backdoor.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You are correct, and it doesn’t change my stance at all. It’s still worth it to mitigate risk even if you can’t mitigate all risk.
Like, the fact that my 3d printer is already a fire hazard does not justify leaving a bunch of candles unattended
targetx@programming.dev 2 months ago
Not sure if joking or naive…
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Like I said 6 hours ago, just because I can’t mitigate all of the risk doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t mitigate as much as I reasonably can.
My 3d printer is a fire hazard, but that’s no reason to leave a bunch of candles unattended.
targetx@programming.dev 2 months ago
Ah I missed the other comment, my client still had a cached view apparently. And definitely true regarding mitigation, your phrasing just read funny to me :)