Thor A. Hopland<p>Isn't it about time we start rallying against <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/firmware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firmware</span></a> already? </p><p>From every <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> being a glorified <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/telemetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telemetry</span></a> machine, to every chip out there basically harboring <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/SecretSauce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecretSauce</span></a> with the "trust me bro" guarantee attached. </p><p>Neither <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> interests, <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> interests or private interests should hold so much power. No one should. </p><p>All firmware; I repeat, ALL FIRMWARE should be <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/OpenFirmware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenFirmware</span></a>. The firmware isn't open? <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ban</span></a> the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/product" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>product</span></a> outright.</p><p><a href="https://www.tarlogic.com/news/backdoor-esp32-chip-infect-ot-devices/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tarlogic.com/news/backdoor-esp</span><span class="invisible">32-chip-infect-ot-devices/</span></a></p>