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by vigilans 1554 days ago
Ubiquiti is also morally questionable. They do not contribute their modifications to the Linux kernel as required by the GPL.

Maybe that has changed but I'm not aware that it has.
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frickinLasers 1554 days ago
There's also that time they slipped telemetry reporting into their software and hoped no one would notice.

https://www.theregister.com/2019/11/07/ubiquiti_networks_pho...

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imglorp 1554 days ago
That, plus they try very hard to drive you to their cloud. It's not necessary, at least with older hardware, but their cloud has been breached and people should probably ask if they really need its convenience vs cost, privacy and security.

I just ended up resetting my network (switch, sec gateway, controller, and AP) and it's a little tricky without their cloud. You need to do some SSH'ing.

Caveats aside, the hardware is outstanding, the disk AP is solid as is the consumer grade cube one. It's a good prosumer and small business option despite the downsides.

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