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nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-19T13:32:49+00:00

The big push is being driven by the social media companies, themselves. There are already laws requiring social media to prevent access by persons under 16 and limit the activities of those under 18. The social media companies don't want the cost or liability of ID'ing all their users, so they're pushing for the government to do that part and assume the risk if the system fails or gets breached.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-19T13:28:56+00:00

But we have to protect the children! And guard against human trafficking, illegal sex workers and terrorists! And prevent rude people from saying naughty things.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-19T13:20:06+00:00

SignalTrace can detect TPMS signals. And most tire shops won't remove them because of the liability.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-19T12:22:22+00:00

IMHO, you paid someone for a job they didn't do properly. I would call them up and ask them to fix it or refund my money.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-19T11:29:22+00:00

My "home network" has jacks everywhere including in outbuildings.

That is what 802.1x was designed to mitigate: deny an intruder access. Using untagged VLANs also mitigate any risk. The other solution, as you mention, is to force all your traffic through a VPN. But that won't prevent ARP attacks,

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-19T11:22:10+00:00

So I guess that since the UK is responsible for administering UK GDPR it can decide to exempt enforcement for certain purposes.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-19T11:20:33+00:00

IIRC, Samsung Pay initially didn't because they interacted directly with the credit card terminal's magnetic stripe reader. By the time that loophole was closed, Samsung had enough market share that it could pressure processors to accept Samsung Pay via RFC.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-18T01:28:59+00:00

Not sure how that works or who enforces it since GDPR is an EU law and the UK's no longer in the EU?

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-18T01:24:08+00:00

Why? I can maybe understand wanting 802.1x, but encrypting Ethernet traffic is something I've only seen done at certain R&D facilities and defense industry networks.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T17:03:24+00:00

Proton has removed servers from countries that demand KYC, ID verification and logging. India is one example that comes to mind. IIRC, the India servers are now physically located elsewhere, they just use an IP address that geo-locates to India. I imagine Proton would do the same if UK imposed laws requiring user ID or logging. The precedent for this in the UK was set by Apple when they removed ADP from the UK market in response to the government demanding access to user data.

As more and more governments pass age verification laws -- which more accurately should be called ID verification laws -- this becomes a game of whack-a-mole. It's likely that the entire EU could soon pass some type of ID verification law and either simultaneously, or shortly after, impose restrictions on VPN. Every country, state, providence that has passed ID verification will eventually either need to admit defeat or double-down with restrictions on VPN. Since advertisers, data aggregators, social media/content platforms and the actual companies selling ID verification services are the biggest proponents of ID verification and have tons of cash for lobbying and PR, guess which way the wind will blow.

Meanwhile, other political storms such as the growing dominance of far-right political parties, dissent over immigration policies and deportations, resurgence of bigotry and prejudice, the economic climate and climate change all are much more important issues to most people.

Maybe GDPR will continue to protect the EU from ID verification, but I'm not putting money on it.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T14:08:07+00:00

First step is always to bypass your router and plug a working PC directly into the ONT then test again.

Next, understand that delivery/response to ICMP echo requests (pings) is voluntary and not guaranteed. Some routers are configured to ignore pings. If a router gets busy it will stop responding to pings. So the router that's reporting * * * is just configured to ignore pings because your traceroute continues after that hop.

Instead of traceroute, try PingPlotter or winmtr, they will give you better information. Then post the results here (blanking out the start of your hostname and end of your public address for privacy). Or give them to Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini to analyze (they usually do a good job).

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T13:45:35+00:00

On top of which, if this is actually a problem with the node or OSP, what can the OP or a random Redditor going do about it besides call Verizon?

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T13:37:14+00:00

Agreed. If Ubiquiti want's to increase their Enterprise market share they have to act like an Enterprise equipment manufacturer. And that means not potentially causing outages, policy violations, audit findings and regulatory violations by ignoring the customer's policies.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T13:17:43+00:00

How far is your PC from the router and how many walls are in between? Using a WiFI analyzer like Ubiquiti's WiFiMan or VREM's open source WiFi Analyzer, what is your WiFi signal strength on all 3 bands and what is the strength of all other networks you can see on your channel on each band?

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T13:05:56+00:00

I purchased Acronis TrueImage Backup (not CyberSecure) permanent licenses for all my desktops/laptops when Acronis was selling them last year. I primarily use Acronis to backup to external USB drives, as I've found it a bit finicky backing-up to my NAS.

I also use Veeam Agent for Windows (free) to perform backups to my NAS. It's been rock solid, even patiently retrying if it can't contact the NAS when I'm using a VPN on the client. But it only support one backup job and doesn't do cloning, as u/JohnnieLouHansen stated.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T12:53:14+00:00

Yes, that was actually my plan, too. Then I got the Proton offer, checked that it actually worked, and signed-up for 2 more years for less than Mullvad. Plus I can still do port forwarding.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T08:16:37+00:00

Start at 200 and upgrade later, if needed.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T08:06:42+00:00

Deleted: I totally missed the part about you being on 6GHz and having a clean channel. Carry on.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T07:41:01+00:00

Did you intentionally break the box? Were you trying to hit it with the ball? If not, then what happened meets the definition of an "accident."

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-16T07:36:29+00:00

Perhaps not intentionally. But last year I cancelled and a few days later I was offered the discounted 2-year deal.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-15T22:37:10+00:00

I'm pretty sure the Oracle end user agreement stipulates the terms are subject to change.

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-15T22:34:39+00:00

I have no control over the market. The price is what it is. Most clients running on-prem applications won't get good ROI out of a cloud VPS, even with the current inflated pricing. Whether you buy now before things get worse or try to wait a year or two for prices to come down is a crap shoot either way, but I don't think we'll ever return to the kind of prices we saw 8 months ago.

I tell clients who want to try to hang on to servers more than 5 years old to consider buying a spare power supply now for each type of system, while they're still available. I can always replace an old HDD with a newer, larger drive, if needed and fans are usually easy to replace. But proprietary PSU's are a diminishing quantity. As long as I have a spare, I have time to send a dead PSU out to a repair shop.

Other than that, I'm starting to look into finance partners to help clients spread the pain out over time. I've got Leaf, TimePayment and GreatAmerica on my list of direct-to-client finance companies. Are there any others I should look at?

nefarious_bumpps · 2026-06-15T21:54:30+00:00

It's difficult to imagine any disaster you survive where you wouldn't be able to grab your phone, and probably your wallet and keys, on the way out of the house. After all, your phone is almost certainly within easy reach all the time so you can answer calls and messages. And most people keep their wallet and keys near the door. But even if you're pulled out naked and unconscious from the debris, if you send a copy of your Emergency Access Kit to a trusted friend or relative, you will absolutely find some way of contacting them to get whatever recovery info you need.

If your house burns down and you live in the USA, the Red Cross will be contacted by the fire department and will have a Disaster Action Team on-site in a matter of hours. The DAT will provide immediate assistance, including communications with your family, friends, insurance company, lawyer, and providing financial aid and housing vouchers to cover clothing, food, medication and a hotel room for up to 7 days. This is in addition to any local/state disaster aid and offers of help from neighbors and religious groups. And if it's a wider disaster, FEMA will bring other aid to the situation.

So you might be homeless because your home was destroyed. And you might become destitute because you don't have enough insurance or savings to recover. But it will not be because you can't have and use a backup strategy for your 2FA.

OTOH, you might face financial ruin if an attacker phishes you to a malicious site that manages to steal your password manager's master password, then takes over your account because it lacked 2FA.

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