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Andrew just wants to open his files on Windows 10 (programming.dev)

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[–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I think they just mean they should have control over the modem. They are all locked down and proprietary with known backdoors throughout history, effectively bypassing any OS level security.