[Infowarrior] - Fwd: Cisco forcing consumer router upgrades, installing spyware

[Richard Forno]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk at gsp.org>
> Date: June 29, 2012 3:43:55 PM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave at farber.net>, Richard Forno <rforno at infowarrior.org>
> Subject: Cisco forcing consumer router upgrades, installing spyware
> 
> (The referenced items don't call it spyware, but I do: it clearly fits
> the definition.)
> 
> 	Cisco Pushing 'Cloud Connect' Router Firmware, Allows Web History Tracking
> 	http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/06/29/1425210/cisco-pushing-cloud-connect-router-firmware-allows-web-history-tracking
> 
> 	Linksys just pushed and installed (without my permission) a cloud service to my Linksys router. Goodbye internet security :(.
> 	http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/vptu9/linksys_just_pushed_and_installed_without_my
> 
> I haven't seen any reports of this showing up on enterprise routers -- yet.
> 
> ---rsk
> 


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