Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Laurence Perkins <lperkins@×××××××.net>
To: "gentoo-user@l.g.o" <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] About to have fiber internet and need VPN info
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:19:53
Message-Id: MW2PR07MB405885DC8865383216CB95EAD2639@MW2PR07MB4058.namprd07.prod.outlook.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] About to have fiber internet and need VPN info by Wol
1 >-----Original Message-----
2 >From: Wol <antlists@××××××××××××.uk>
3 >Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 4:05 PM
4 >To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
5 >Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] About to have fiber internet and need VPN info
6 >
7 >On 05/08/2022 15:53, Laurence Perkins wrote:
8 >> Oh, and note that if your ISP works the same way as mine, they have a backdoor into whatever equipment they happen to have provided. So definitely put it in bridge mode or whatever and use your own gear if you don't want them spying on the doings of your internal network. One of the local ISPs here even calls it a "feature" and will ping the mobile app they require you to install to use their service every time they detect "suspicious" traffic on your internal net...
9 >
10 >What do they do if you don't know how to use a mobile? (Yes that IS a serious question - I provide tech support to family like that :-)
11 >
12 >
13 Their tech will set it up for you when he comes out to hook up the cables. No, it's not been audited for security, so it could be doing anything at all to your phone.
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15 LMP