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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 706199" data-attributes="member: 59833"><p>You need to stop with your insistent FUD. Once again you make claims that, if even remotely true, would indicate that many 100s of millions of Windows users would be totally compromised. And once again, that is just not true.</p><p></p><p>A plain old NAT router provides a HUGE layer of security <u>for the normal home user</u> compared to no router at all. That's the point here, not corporate protection.</p><p></p><p>Did you "stop" getting infected when you moved to a corporate level router? I bet not. I'm not suggesting the least expensive router people can find. But there are many affordable routers between $100 - $150 that will do just fine.</p><p></p><p>When it comes to home users, bad guys are lazy opportunists. Once they see even a small level of security, they move on to easier pickings. Your nosy neighborhood whizkid is not going to get past your basic wireless router unless you do something stupid like set the wifi passphrase to your dog's name or street address.</p><p></p><p>Now if a determined bad guy is targeting you specifically, that's another story, but then you have bigger problems to worry about.</p><p></p><p>Now if you want this thread to be about corporate level protection, I agree with you. But as far as I can tell, this is about a home network.</p><p></p><p>Okay, fine. But if privacy is your concern, you need to get rid of your cell phone and your ISP. They know your real name, your real home address and your billing information. They also know where you have surfed on the Internet. And thanks to Congress, they can sell that information to just about anyone. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite111" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p>Your cell phone carrier knows all that and who you have texted, talked to and emailed. But worse than that, they know where you are currently standing to within a few feet, including which aisle of the store you are standing in. They know where you have been, the direction you are heading and how fast you are traveling.</p><p></p><p>Microsoft does not even know our real names or address. And with an Ethernet connected computer, the closest they know of our physical location is our PoP (point of presence) where our ISP connects us to the Internet backbone - which in my case, is 10 miles away in the next town over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 706199, member: 59833"] You need to stop with your insistent FUD. Once again you make claims that, if even remotely true, would indicate that many 100s of millions of Windows users would be totally compromised. And once again, that is just not true. A plain old NAT router provides a HUGE layer of security [U]for the normal home user[/U] compared to no router at all. That's the point here, not corporate protection. Did you "stop" getting infected when you moved to a corporate level router? I bet not. I'm not suggesting the least expensive router people can find. But there are many affordable routers between $100 - $150 that will do just fine. When it comes to home users, bad guys are lazy opportunists. Once they see even a small level of security, they move on to easier pickings. Your nosy neighborhood whizkid is not going to get past your basic wireless router unless you do something stupid like set the wifi passphrase to your dog's name or street address. Now if a determined bad guy is targeting you specifically, that's another story, but then you have bigger problems to worry about. Now if you want this thread to be about corporate level protection, I agree with you. But as far as I can tell, this is about a home network. Okay, fine. But if privacy is your concern, you need to get rid of your cell phone and your ISP. They know your real name, your real home address and your billing information. They also know where you have surfed on the Internet. And thanks to Congress, they can sell that information to just about anyone. :( Your cell phone carrier knows all that and who you have texted, talked to and emailed. But worse than that, they know where you are currently standing to within a few feet, including which aisle of the store you are standing in. They know where you have been, the direction you are heading and how fast you are traveling. Microsoft does not even know our real names or address. And with an Ethernet connected computer, the closest they know of our physical location is our PoP (point of presence) where our ISP connects us to the Internet backbone - which in my case, is 10 miles away in the next town over. [/QUOTE]
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