Two Linksys mesh routers send sensitive information to an Amazon server without any encryption, according to Belgian consumer organization Testaankoop. The practice could leave passwords, wireless network...

Two Linksys mesh routers send sensitive information to an Amazon server without any encryption, according to Belgian consumer organization Testaankoop. The practice could leave passwords, wireless network…

  •  PlexSheep   ( @PlexSheep@infosec.pub ) English
    9•4 months ago

    That’s not correct.

    1. Even if you don’t read the whole thing now, you might want to check something out later, even if it’s just a small thing.
    2. Being open source is a matter of transparency. If it’s not OSS, it has something to hide. Often that’s not too bad, but being OSS builds trust.
    3. Even if you’re going to use it without thinking at all, someone else can look at the code and do something about it if it’s bad code.

    There is more, but it’s late