Cisco Wants Your Porn

[Lemur]

Cisco updated all of its consumer-grade routers with new firmware that does ... interesting things (http://www.neowin.net/news/cisco-locks-users-out-of-their-routers-requires-invasive-cloud-service).

Why in the world would you need to tie your router into some sort of cloud service? So that Cisco can monitor everything you do and sell your information, of course! Alright, alright: on the bright side, you do get anytime, anywhere” access to your router, and access to 'new apps' to enrich your 'connected lifestyle.' We never asked for apps on our router in the first place, but that's beside the point. [...]

Cisco reserves the right, 'without limitation,' to transform your router into a useless brick if they decide you're enjoying your porno just a little too much, or if they catch you browsing the Pirate Bay. God forbid that they catch you browsing the Pirate Bay in search of porn.

[Papewaio]

Hang on doesn't his service EULA signed or not amount to a continous wire tap on all your Internet travels?

Can a hardware provider or ISP give itself such powers that are normally only granted under warrant?

Just because something is possible doesn't make it allowable.

If a minor uses a Cisco device is Cisco now illegally tracking a minor? After all a child cannot sign a contract or give consent to for go their rights.

[Xiahou]

Cisco Connect Cloud gives you anytime, anywhere access to your home network.Yeah... we already had that- it's called a VPN. The people who need it, know what it is and how to use it. The people that don't.... don't. Also, what kind of "apps" could they possibly put on your router that the average user would care about?

This requires more research, but if even half of it is true, I'll actively discourage anyone I know from purchasing Cisco's home equipment. They're home stuff has been kinda junky for awhile now anyhow- but this takes the cake. The last piece of Cisco home equipment I used was the venerable Linksys wrt54g. When it finally cooked itself, I bought a very nice Buffalo router (http://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Technology-AirStation-Wireless-WZR-HP-G300NHv2/dp/B0028ACYEK/ref=sr_1_2) that sports 802.11N and gigabit wired ports.

[Strike For The South]

Cold. Dead. Hands.

[drone]

For security purposes, the first thing I always do when setting up a router is to disable router control from the wireless and WAN. Now they are forcing you to use external control? :inquisitive: