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Re: Thank you, Comcast.


From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:08:15 -0500

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 10:16:33AM -0700, Brielle Bruns wrote:
You can't do anything about idiots buying a pro-sumer/professional
device like an EdgeRouter and misconfiguring it, but Linksys/Cisco,
D-Link, Netgear, etc that are targeted towards home users should be
held to the fire for that kind of screw up.

That is starting to happen:

        FTC Dings ASUS For Selling 'Secure' Routers That Shipped With Default Admin/Admin Login (And Other Flaws)
        
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160223/11103133687/ftc-dings-asus-selling-secure-routers-that-shipped-with-default-admin-admin-login-other-flaws.shtml

---rsk


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