"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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