Been there, seen that, on an Arena browser on a black-and-white X terminal.
Treczoks
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Do you have to break your fingers, too, to switch them off?
2G? That is a word I have not heard in a long time.
Good. Lock them up and throw the key in the gutter.
that it would have been huge fucking computer security news.
Nope. If someone found such a backdoor, it is more likely he/she sold it to the three letter agencies, who love hoarding vulnerabilities like that.
Apart from 3., I'm in full agreement.
Until the router needs to be reset, or something else happens to it.
That's what "configuration backups" are for. You've got some, don't you?
If only AI was smart enough to bring us this breakthrough...
Not everybody has the money for an extra router.
No need for an extra router. I just put those device into the "has no internet access" group. It is one of those "Parental Control" things. Every device inside the net can see and talk to it, but itself cannot talk to anything outside.
This is not just about the amount of data. I'm well aware that the measured amounts were totally off. Nonetheless, it is about being allowed to send any kind of data to the outside at all. And while it is probably quite convenient that you can get a message when a device has done a job, it is sufficient that you as the owner gets it, not anyone outside.
Luckily, most embedded devices lack the smart to attach to two networks at the same time. So you keep it locked into a network where it can only do your bidding, and it won't listen to anyone else. Unless they built in some very crazy and nefarious code and drive around with network enabled cars in the owners neighborhood.
OK, that is USA. They have been a bit backwards for a long time, so this is not a surprise.