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New FCC Rules Could Ban WiFi Router Firmware Modification

Accepted submission by SubiculumHammer at 2015-09-02 16:20:48
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SubiculumHammer [soylentnews.org] writes:

http://hackaday.com/2015/09/02/save-wifi-act-now-to-save-wifi-from-the-fcc/ [hackaday.com]
ThinkPenguin, the EFF, FSF, Software Freedom Law Center, Software Freedom Conservancy, OpenWRT, LibreCMC, Qualcomm, and others have created the SaveWiFi campaign, providing instructions on how to submit a formal complaint to the FCC regarding this proposed rule. The comment period is closing on September 8, 2015. Leave a comment for the FCC. https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/08/06/2015-18402/equipment-authorization-and-electronic-labeling-for-wireless-devices [federalregister.gov]

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