I think it is different because if you have a virus on your PC that sends stuff out, the freedombox could be used as a firewall to block such messages.
On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi < [email protected]> wrote: > On 2017-08-02 at 23:56:52 +0200, Yoel Koenka wrote: > > Isn't it a security issue, connecting my freedombox to my router? > > > > Most of the recommended hardware include only one ethernet port, so you > > have to connect your modem to a router and the freedombox connects to > this > > router, like your own PC. > > > > My question is, isn't it a potential security breach? For all we know, > the > > router could send copies of our safely encrypted messages without any of > > the security offered by Freedombox. > > I don't see how this is going to be significantly different from the > modem (usually very much not free hardware) being able to send our > messages elsewhere, or even worse the ISP equipement doing so (not free > hardware and not under our control either). > > Yes, the router *could* do so by connecting to somebody else's wifi and > bypassing our modem / internet connection, but that would be quite a > strange way to do mass surveillance when there are lots of easier ways > to try earlier. > > -- > Elena ``of Valhalla'' > > _______________________________________________ > Freedombox-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss >
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