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Source Link Privacy.Privacy test result

https://themarkup.org/blacklight?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tarlogic.com%2Fnews%2Fbackdoor-esp32-chip-infect-ot-devices%2F&device=mobile&location=us-ca&force=false

Tarlogic Security has detected a backdoor in the ESP32, a microcontroller that enables WiFi and Bluetooth connection and is present in millions of mass-market IoT devices. Exploitation of this backdoor would allow hostile actors to conduct impersonation attacks and permanently infect sensitive devices such as mobile phones, computers, smart locks or medical equipment by bypassing code audit controls.

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[–] NightCrawlerProMax@lemmy.world 45 points 12 hours ago (6 children)

The other day someone posted in Canada community that Canada should stop using Tesla cars and import Chinese cars. I replied saying, “That’s like replacing one evil with another.” I was downvoted by a lot of people. I should’ve expected it cuz a lot of people have short term memory.

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 24 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Because that's not about privacy, that's about the trade war. Retaliatory tariffs on US cars increase cost of cars for Canadians, as there are almost no car assembled in Canada. Reducing or eliminating tariffs on cars from China would lower cost of new cars for Canadians while keeping the tariffs up.

For privacy and security, not a single new car on the market is decent right now. That should be regulated, but that's no concern for any politician at the moment.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 hours ago

Europe and its 50 car makers could also be considered instead of China..

[–] NightCrawlerProMax@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

CCP has backdoor into every tech that comes out of China. It’s not about just privacy. They control democracies based on shaping narratives. They’ll utilize everything that democracy offers and use it against countries. They don’t have freedom of speech or press so they themselves are not victims of it. EVs are really just computers on the road. Flooding the market with Chinese EVs would just mean creating a massive free network on a foreign soil for them.

[–] freely1333@reddthat.com 1 points 3 hours ago

As opposed to the teslas with the back doors for the us government… but will be moot when Canada is part of the states anyway

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

A lot of people are dumb. Or maybe because they feel offended because they are Chinese, but the reality is that every Chinese company is ultimately controlled by the CCP. If I was fighting a cold war, I would do the same. Sell compromised devices to my trade partners (AKA enemies) so I have leverage when I need it.

Or maybe because they feel offended because they are Chinese

I'm Chinese-American and I'm not offended. The tankies from .ml are

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml -4 points 7 hours ago

the reality is that every Chinese company is ultimately controlled by the CCP.

Yes.

But in the same way that every US company is ultimately controlled by the US Government. And every EU company by them. And every other country by their own government.

[–] Legume5534@lemm.ee 12 points 12 hours ago

There's been a lot of that lately. Same here in New Zealand.

You dipshits, they're both the bad guys now.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

People act like traditional car manufacturers don't exist anymore even though they all offer EV options...

[–] norevolutionsontv@lemm.ee -2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Everyone has short-term memory and long-term memory. You're misunderstanding precisely what "short-term memory" refers to. Short-term memory is held for a short time before it's converted to long-term memory. What you're referring to is being short-sighted. As in people who don't fully think about the long-term consequences of current actions. Said short-sighted people still have both short and long-term memory. They're probably just a little dumb so they don't fully utilize the memories stored long-term.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 4 points 47 minutes ago

Jesus. Okay. So when you say, "being short sighted", you don't literally mean they have myopia. You mean it figuratively. Exactly like the person you are correcting clearly means it figuratively when they say "short-term memory".