Is your Linksys router spying on you? may kill router used for “obscene, pornographic, or offensive purposes"

[SmellyFarang]

Interesting article about Cisco forcing new-model Linksys router customers to use Cisco's cloud service.

 

"Cisco’s cloud vision: Mandatory, monetized, and killed at their discretion"

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/132142-ciscos-cloud-vision-mandatory-monetized-and-killed-at-their-discretion

 

And buried in Cisco's user agreement are a variety of extraordinary (anti)privacy clauses

 

.. especially interesting is

 

The Terms and Conditions of using the Cisco Connect Cloud state that Cisco may unilaterally shut down your account if finds that you have used the service for “obscene, pornographic, or offensive purposes, to infringe another’s rights, including but not limited to any intellectual property rights, or… to violate, or encourage any conduct that would violate any applicable law or regulation or give rise to civil or criminal liability.”

 

It then continues “we reserve the right to take such action as we (i) deem necessary or (ii) are otherwise required to take by a third party or court of competent jurisdiction, in each case in relation to your access or use or misuse of such content or data. Such action may include, without limitation, discontinuing your use of the Service immediately without prior notice to you, and without refund or compensation to you.”

 

Since the Service is the only way to access your router, killing one would effectively kill the other.

[beejman4000]

I hate Lynksys. I have had several and each one has been difficult to set up or modify and constantly fouled up. Switched to an Apple Time Capsule and have never had a problem.

[jerry]

Big brother is watching ...

[Arms]

Classic example why you shouldn't use cloud or online storage, you never know whos looking......

 

We've been told for years to guard out personal information, now we're tolf its safe to shunt it anywhere on the net because its in the cloud, nut who knows whos looking, certainly the security services, its christmas for them!!