•  Hirom   ( @Hirom@beehaw.org ) 
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    1 year ago

    That’s the way.

    Finding out the person behind an online device then explain the importance of doing a reset+patch is hard enough for one person. It would have to be done for many thousandd of device on a regular basis. And many devices are setup and forgot, no one manages them.

    A block may be an easier and better insentive. It would require an explicit error message. Eg “Connection blocked because malicious activity, likely from compromised device. Here are details about the compromised device model and how to patch…”