[someotherperson]

Routers run operating systems like everything else does though. What would make my OpenWRT router running this any different from another device on the network?

[_Algernon_]

It only has access to the encrypted payload, while the client has access to the decrypted payload.

[figmert]

The service doesn't deal with encrypted payloads. It just integrates with YouTube's lounge api. As long as a machine is able to run this and is connected to the internet, that should be enough.

[oefnak]

Encryption