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   Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 19-Mar-2026 16:47:45 JST Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag:

   I just bought a NanoKVM Lite on AliExpress, and it does not have the infamous microphone on it. The pad for it is unpopulated.

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     Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 19-Mar-2026 17:12:50 JST Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag:

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     • StarkRG

     @StarkRG They had a microphone in a previous revision because it's built on top of a dev board they were already making that had one.

     Regardless of the software, it's going on a VLAN that denies egress traffic by default.

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     starkrg@myside-yourside.net's status on Thursday, 19-Mar-2026 17:12:52 JST StarkRG

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     @ryanc Nifty, why would they have a microphone? Perhaps it's a touch paranoid, but I'd still suggest replacing the software with one that definitely won't phone home.

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     Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 19-Mar-2026 19:11:05 JST Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag:

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     • StarkRG

     @StarkRG Should be well documented for OpenWRT. I do hard mode with a router that's just running vanilla Debian, and only run OpenWRT on my WiFi access points.

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     starkrg@myside-yourside.net's status on Thursday, 19-Mar-2026 19:11:06 JST StarkRG

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     @ryanc That sounds like something I should look into. Its probably easy enough on OpenWRT...

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     Adam ♿ (voltagex@aus.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Mar-2026 16:02:39 JST Adam ♿

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     • StarkRG

     @ryanc OOI have you written about your Debian setup anywhere? I have had problems with every single router/AP vendor and OS I have tried (the common factor is me) and it might be nice to try something "barebones" @StarkRG

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     Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 20-Mar-2026 16:02:39 JST Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Adam ♿
     • StarkRG

     @voltagex @StarkRG I have not. I am hesitant to do so since I am occasionally on the receiving end of targeted attacks and I don't want to provide a map.