After getting the Xiaomi BE7000, I started wondering whether it was such a good idea…

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    12 days ago

    My Chinese made BliKVM had a back door. One day I went into my bios and it was in Chinese! I immediately removed all the kvm, reflashed my bios, and kept that computer unplugged now.

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    12 days ago

    US routers are dangerous! The US has a history of backdooring routers. Do they really think this will cover it up?

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      12 days ago

      Propaganda? Judging by the number of downvotes, I assume people didn’t even bother watching a 5 minutes video. Set it on 2x speed.

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      12 days ago

      Some data is definitely collected especially if the router is made for mainland China.

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        12 days ago

        Yeah that as well, wouldn’t feel save with Chinese router, maybe there is software tracking VPNs or TOR nodes and something like taht 😬 rather pay the few bucks more for one that i can trust.

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          12 days ago

          Well…the domestic routers also conduct in heavy data collection and some have technical backdoors, so I don’t know.

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                12 days ago

                Yes but the vpn service i use is set in Switzerland and the German intelligence agencies aren’t very effective, also the process to get a court order (wich they still need) to get my data is way to long for the stuff i do. Its not like its impossible but waaay more unlikely than when i put myself in danger by using a Chinese one and getting permanently harvested for data.