Is there a small hacker friendly firewall for home use?

Timothy Pearson tpearson at raptorengineering.com
Wed Sep 7 16:12:52 UTC 2016


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On 09/07/2016 02:20 AM, Miguel Tavares wrote:
> 
> Getting any electronic device that doesn't require binary blobs is
> becoming impossible.. Being able to find devices that you can actually
> own (like being able to run your own code on it) is rather hard already. :(
> 
> I guess the only way this would improve is if vendors of devices with
> closed implementations would be held responsible for security of the
> devices.

I've been saying this exact thing for some time now.  Here in the US I
don't think it's possible, but I wonder if there are any other countries
willing to entertain this idea?

Personally, if you "purchase" a device that you have no control over, no
ability to modify, no ability to re-purpose, that can be upgraded /
deactivated remotely, and that has to be thrown away when it no longer
works, it should be legally treated as a leased item and the
manufacturer should be held fully responsible when it no longer
functions as intended.  If it quacks like a duck, let's not call it a
goose, OK? :-)

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Timothy Pearson
Raptor Engineering
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