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freehorseyesterday at 7:24 AM1 replyview on HN

> allows far more possibilities.

>> attack surface, and give manufacturers access to way more information than I am comfortable with

When your device is on your WiFi you cannot be completely sure what it does (unless you monitor the traffic).


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gbear605yesterday at 9:37 AM

As opposed to a USB device which requires you to install an opaque driver, which could also phone home? That’s hardly a win as far as security goes.