Global Internet Experts Reveal Plan for More Secure, Reliable Wi-Fi Routers - and Internet
"WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a letter submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Dave Täht, co-founder of the Bufferbloat Project, and Dr. Vinton Cerf, co-inventor of the Internet, along with more than 260 other global network and cybersecurity experts, responded to the newly proposed FCC rules laid out in ET Docket No. 15-170 for RF Devices such as Wi-Fi routers by unveiling a new approach to improve the security of these devices and ensure a faster, better, and more secure Internet." Starting with: 1. Any vendor of software-defined radio (SDR), wireless, or Wi-Fi radio must make public the full and maintained source code for the device driver and radio firmware in order to maintain FCC compliance. The source code should be in a buildable, change-controlled source code repository on the Internet, available for review and improvement by all. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151014005564/en#.Vh9bY1PsS6Z Important recommendations that I fully endorse. Regards, Andrew
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