FCC Clarifies Stance on Third-Party Router Firmware

Keep calm and hack on

Just to be clear, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) isn’t interested in blocking third-party router firmware like DD-WRT, nor does the government agency think you shouldn’t be allow to hack your wireless box.

The FCC felt the need to address the topic after one of its recent proposals sparked an outcry from the Internet community and generated “thousands of comments from individuals concerned that the proposal would encourage manufacturers to prevent modifications …read more

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