tech backdoors are only okay when us good guys require em
Comment on Undocumented 'Backdoor' Found In Chinese Bluetooth Chip Used By a Billion Devices.
mechoman444@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The Chinese adding back doors into their software/hardware.
Say it ain’t so!
match@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Where did anyone say anything remotely like that?
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
I think it’s sarcasm mate.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I wouldnt be so sure about that. I’ve heard people say stuff that was mindbogglingly dumber than that, completely seriously.
YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
How about all tech backdoors are bad and we should aim to use and make software and hardware that is ethically produced and usable without selling out your privacy and security?
Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.it 4 weeks ago
It ain’t so.
To use the “backdoor” an attacker needs to have full access to the esp32 powered device already.
It’s like claiming that being able to leave your desk without locking your PC is a backdoor in your OS.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Yes, this is about undocumented instructions found in the silicon but they are not executable unless the ESP32’s firmware uses them. Firmware cannot be edited to use them unless you have an existing vulnerability such as physical access or insecure OTA in existing firmware (as far as researchers know).
It is good to question the “backdoor” allegations - maybe the instructions’ microcode was buggy and they didn’t want to release it.
turnip@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Like a PRISM for China, is every powerful country just backdooring each other?
Fart@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Thats hot.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
Say it ain’t so
Your bug is a heartbleeder
Say it ain’t so
My NIC is a bytetaker