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Yeah screw that. I was already NOT itching to run out and buy one. Now I have actual reasons. I'll stick to my old models.
Risc-v why you taking so long nostr:nevent1qqs2hhzmuc2ptnsz623vz0sjyrkxmlle077j3cd88c7uduxeva8lwcspvemhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0dec82c33ddskgef4wenrxdmndeerg6rkx45xwum5v9mrv63409nhy7fk0gcrj6mtwycxvmrsxsmhqwrrd4jh27340fenw7n6xfsku0mzwfhkzerrv9ehg0t5wf6k2q3qhklphk7fkfdgmzwclkhshcdqmnvr0wkfdy04j7yjjqa9lhvxuflsxpqqqqqqz0z6pph
currently it’s mostly Chinese backdoored stuff on risc-v land.
I think you plebs are a bit overreacting. It's completely normal to add traceability markers to assembled boards for QA reasons. Otherwise you as a manufacturer wouldn't be able to identify production lot based errors or failures. But it could be problematic if the ID is also coded in Firmware AND linked to a specific customer.
I don’t think that’s the marketing angle they want to take, considering their customer base.
You think Bitcoin is their customer base?
Their hardware is used for many nodes and signing devices and I’d wager many of their customers, whether bitcoiners or not, value privacy.
How is it different from serial numbers found on any hardware on the planet?
They do. Intel uses them to know about a chips warranty status for example. Phones have IMEI, yet we all still use them. Operating systems initialize a unique number on every install, etc.
@SeedSigner not a good sign
Only Pi5 are affected. Nothing to worry about.
“You wouldn’t be scratching off the serial number on your Raspberry Pi, would you?”
I'm the guy who'd print a car, so... 😉🫠
Be aware nostr:nevent1qqs2hhzmuc2ptnsz623vz0sjyrkxmlle077j3cd88c7uduxeva8lwcspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtczyz7mux7mexe94rvfmr767zlp5rwdsda6e9537ktcj2gr5h7asm387qcyqqqqqqgraqp3x
Cars also have unique numbers and we don't mind :) Production in masses require traceability especially if something goes wrong, it's easier to recal and notify customers that our shit is broken 😄
License-plate-based driving restrictions, which limit the number of days people are allowed to drive their vehicles in a city or metropolitan area, are based on the last digit of the vehicles' license plates. Node-serial-based Bitcoin restrictions, which limit the number of days people are allowed to interact their nodes in the Bitcoin time chain or Lightning network, are based on the last digit of the node's serial number.
You can't identify the owner of the car based off of the license plate. The serial number of the Pi is also on the outside, on the packaging. That enables access to this information to a whole lot more people, and adds numerous ways of how this information can be linked back to you.
I guess it’s not that much different than a MAC address on your network card
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On the box. https://m.primal.net/HPcN.png
nodes are serialized now 🫠
Every computer (including all Pis) with an RJ45 port or WiFi or Bluetooth that's ever been made has a unique identifiable number too. It's called a MAC address.
Novice question: it is only traceable this way if one buys it with a credit card, yeah? How else would authorities trace a specific Pi back to specific user based on an ID physically etched onto the board?
Why?
What are the concerns here? Curious to learn.
Uh… so a serial number? It’s not like its some kind of CPUID. Thats most likely to happen on proper computers with TPM and all that.
