Comment by fsflover
4 months ago
A non-free firmware in a network card can
1) deny you service at the will of its true owner,
2) stop receiving updates rendering this piece of hardware dangerous to use with no recourse.
4 months ago
A non-free firmware in a network card can
1) deny you service at the will of its true owner,
2) stop receiving updates rendering this piece of hardware dangerous to use with no recourse.
It cannot deny you service if it is routed through a router that allows only communication with a VPN server, for which the malicious firmware has no access credentials.