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Ever seen DearFCC.org? You have probably heard about this, but a number of manufacturers have stopped producing firmware updates for a particular model after a certain (and often short) time, which can leave networking equipment open to security problems because updates have been discontinued for the particular model.
I believe that firmware updates should constitute being "spare parts", and that firmware should be updated for at least 5 years (or longer under national law) after the particular model has been discontinued.
Also, I have read for the total lines of code, proprieatary software can have up to 3% with security bugs whereas open-source code has no more than 0.02%.
So basically, the FCC rules can be a bit of a security risk to consumers.
Ever seen DearFCC.org? You have probably heard about this, but a number of manufacturers have stopped producing firmware updates for a particular model after a certain (and often short) time, which can leave networking equipment open to security problems because updates have been discontinued for the particular model.
I believe that firmware updates should constitute being "spare parts", and that firmware should be updated for at least 5 years (or longer under national law) after the particular model has been discontinued.
Also, I have read for the total lines of code, proprieatary software can have up to 3% with security bugs whereas open-source code has no more than 0.02%.
So basically, the FCC rules can be a bit of a security risk to consumers.
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