gnuser wrote: > I would say that a keyboard's firmware could be dangerous (maybe > logging your keystrokes and sending it somewhere over the internet) > but is it true for any firmware? Or is a matter simply of freedom, > not so much of security?
Also, Intel's proprietary Wi-Fi firmware stops a user from being able to change their MAC address: http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-031081.htm > The Media Access Control (MAC) address is hard-coded on Intel > wireless adapters and cannot be changed. > > Some third-party software applications can "spoof" a MAC address to a > different address, but for security reasons, Intel does not support > this practice. > > Beginning with 12.x wireless driver package, the possibility of > "spoofing" the MAC address was blocked to prevent this practice. Andrew.
