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by jajko 820 days ago
Do you know what basic OS runs on your network card? Bios? Wifi router? Internet provider's whole infrastructure with built-in advanced deep packet inspection?

It has been mentioned here in the past - in US there comes a guy (some 3-letter agency, probably NSA), installs new black box at ISP, and goes, nobody has a clue what that thingie does, mandated by law. That was before providers decided to just sell data themselves too (scrubbed probably, but not nearly well enough).

I get you have most of the stuff covered, fine for you, but its nowhere near 100%. And literally any phone out there is like swiss cheese all the way down to wifi chip OS from ie Broadcom.

2 comments

What's your threat model? Are you planning to bring down the US empire? If so, why are you using IT at all? Carrier pigeons and one time pads might be the only safe method of communication in that case.
> Carrier pigeons

I wonder if the NSA has a trained falcons corps for that...

ISP DPI doesn’t affect me, every packet that leaves my house is wireguard.