"Since the certificates are integral part of the [routers] connectors
and cannot be removed or replaced for security reasons, their exchange
is technically not possible".
E-waste is a matter of choice. We destroy gear that would be very
useful to someone by electronically hobbling it. The most egregious
offences begin when a manufacturer chooses to deploy control,
licensing and so-called "security" features via TPM, DRM, burned in
firmware and hidden enclaves. The war on waste is a war on this greed
and spitefulness.
The best analogy I know is when British supermarkets adulterated
surplus food with dye to stop homeless people from benefitting from
food banks - a practice that was very rightly banned.
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[ 0.13 ms ] story [ 15.3 ms ] threadE-waste is a matter of choice. We destroy gear that would be very useful to someone by electronically hobbling it. The most egregious offences begin when a manufacturer chooses to deploy control, licensing and so-called "security" features via TPM, DRM, burned in firmware and hidden enclaves. The war on waste is a war on this greed and spitefulness.
The best analogy I know is when British supermarkets adulterated surplus food with dye to stop homeless people from benefitting from food banks - a practice that was very rightly banned.