RE: Nintendo Wii: When 'Off' Doesn't Mean Off

[Blanchard_Michael () emc com]

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There's a serious security problem here, made worse by a bad user interface.
"Off" should mean off.

[snip]

Unplug it from the wall?  ;-)


--->  Nah, don't buy it in the first place....   Although, I sure it won't
be long for a mod chip that will truly shut it off....

Link:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/05/when_off_doesnt.html

- ferg


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 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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