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by AndriyKunitsyn
160 days ago
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People just don't care. Even Stallman is okay with a microwave with closed-source firmware as long as it doesn't try to update its firmware. For most people, a computer is just another appliance. They don't consider the security implications that this appliance can leak credit cards and such. |
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But I think they ought to. I also suspect that the current state of affairs is largely due to lack of understanding.
> as long as it doesn't try to update its firmware
I agree. But that isn't what we're talking about here. Things that can't update their firmware generally don't need you to upload a binary blob to them on startup.