Source Link Privacy.
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.
Update: The ESP32 “backdoor” that wasn’t.
This turned racist / xenophobic real quickly.
There have been several other posts about this without mentioning China at all, especially in the post itself.
No where in the article does it say “chinese”, literally anywhere.
The chip is MANUFACTURED in China.
Check your racism.
No. Fuck the Chinese. All 17billion of them.
/s
I actually wanted to keep the title short, but I think it would be better to edit the title to avoid any confusion to make it clear that it’s manufactured in China, rather than saying it in the current way.
So instead of blatant racism based on a lie, you’re just going to dogwhistle racism based on a lie.
Thank you, your explanation / edit is much appreciated 👏 🥳 ❤️
💜Thank you for correcting me.
I edited it now 😄
Also, thank you for showing people that there’s space for these types of comments that lead to a pleasant and meaningful exchange!
This means more to me than you know 🥹
Appreciate you!
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