-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I am considering purchasing a DreamPlug to use as a FreedomBox. The DreamPlug sold by Newit has a Marvell Sheeva core 1.2GHz speed. The DreamPlug sold by GlobalScale has a Marvell Kirkwood 88F6281. I am requesting that FreedomBox request Marvell to refrain from inserting an universal unique identifier (UUID) or die ID in their processors.
In the alternative, I am requesting FreedomBox to request Marvell and Globalscale not to program the UUID into otp memory. Programming the ID into otp memory would make it visible online. In the alternative, I am requesting FreedomBox to hide the UUID and keep it hidden. I value my security and privacy and do not want a visible UUID. Nor would activitists and others who value their privacy want to be tracked via their processor UUID. In the 1990s, manufacturers installed an UUID or die ID in processors to enable e-commerce and years later, digital rights management, to identify and track users on the internet. Due to multiple OS on the market and Windows loosing its share, hackers are moving away from hacking the OS to hacking the processor. Hacking the processor allows the hacker to gain full control on the kernel level. See: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2185052/intel-cpu-flaw- vulnerable-hacker-attacks http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/researcher-demonstrate- attack-code-intel-chips-036 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020210-black-hat-processor- security.html Firmware rootkits also allow the hacker to gain full control on the kernel level. See articles on the mebromi firmare rootkit such http://blog.webroot.com/2011/09/13/mebromi-the-first-bios-rootkit- in-the-wild/ and apcmag.com/cpu_virus_can_attack_amd_intel_cpus.htm IT administrators, hackers, government, websites and websites that have been hacked can and do track the UUID of computers. They sell this information along with other tracking information to information brokers who resell it to investigators who resell it to abusers. Initially, my abuser's hackers infected my Windows OS. I switched to OpenSuse and then Ubuntu. Jack Alter's hackers infected Linux. I switched to Fedora and only connected to the internet with live DVDs. Jack Alter's hackers hacked my processor and gained complete control of my netbooks. They infected my BIOS and graphic cards with firmware rootkits. Thank you. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Charset: UTF8 Version: Hush 3.0 Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify wsBcBAEBAgAGBQJP6f9xAAoJEMry4TZLOfxmqWUH/0LD1wRLUX2BgD/Q10hMa526WC1h SxsiFZbVUsPbzkYGymCvxqR7Olwe9CAJ3I7DEU8C5KsT4bIzlOpfksbJySQAHvCSlGrG JhNlkII2SXtVx4NyUX0Gw1+uw4sHqnsJDCvBk6AAQ90sijIBGXK/j/I8VI/IArGqOxXZ R6PmWl0tGHOnF7uDFjgn0IUfSkL+u2l50WCeq+dQZBeBx8TGX28nuGld1L6poRg86xE7 sQL2IwmJDRGaXSxILWWmNoMbjsQpfoNBUuM1naJoHKigIKFDKdmhZu/ssC0iSheGm2L6 eYtRDTt3S3XD4zKf5ormR6vupQYckkjGKVjZKW3cbh8= =YmGj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
