> [...] and runs a heavily stripped-down version of Linux that lacks systemd and apt. And these are just a few of the issues.

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kps 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Presumably Alpine. I bet it doesn't run GNOME either. And these are just a few of the issues!

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whalesalad 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don’t see this as noteworthy myself. It’s expected on a small embedded device such as this. You’re usually lucky to have busybox.

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stefan_ 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> But what additionally raised red flags was the presence of tcpdump and aircrack - tools commonly used for network packet analysis and wireless security testing. While these are useful for debugging and development, they are also hacking tools that can be dangerously exploited.

Must be another AI slop article. Stop feeding your writings into GPT & co to turn into extra long nonsense.

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kenjackson 6 hours ago | parent [-]

What was wrong with the above paragraph?

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nottorp 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Let's see:

1. It lacks systemd and apt.

systemd is so resource hungry that i'm sure they removed it to reduce the RAM bill. Apt... why install apt if the distro has a different means of updating?

2. While these are useful for debugging and development, they are also hacking tools that can be dangerously exploited.

This is purely fear mongering. Even the shell could be a "hacking tool that can be dangerously exploited". Let's remove the shell too.

There are some legitimate complaints in the article, like the use of the same key on all installs. The rest looks more like fear mongering and security theater.

Including the microphone. What were they supposed to do, desolder it manually and add $10 to the price of each device?

I don't see the article complaining that a PiKVM has so many unused peripherals when used as a KVM. To go in the spirit of item #2, the usb ports could be used as "dangerous hacking tools" so you should desolder your usb ports from a Pi used as a KVM, right?

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mystraline 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Cat is a hacking tool cause you can see the contents of /proc/kcore?

Cp is a hacktool cause bad files can be copied?

Grep is a hacktool cause only monster hackers use regex?

(This is obvious sarcasm)

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f1shy 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Heck, everybody knows Linux is a hacker OS…

	▲	nottorp 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Hey I didn't think of that. They forgot to complain that the device doesn't use a properly licensed OS that they certified secure! Absolutely with systemd and apt. Like apt couldn't be used to install "hacking tools".

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