Ars Technica: Smart TV industry rocked by alleged patent conspiracy from chipmaker https://arstechnica.com/?p=1946488 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #semiconductor #patenttrolls #Mediatek #smarttvs #Realtek #Policy #chips

@pmdj Unless you need hardware-accelerated packet filtering, You may want to take a look at #Realtek #RTL881x USB WiFi chips.
https://www.varia-store.com/en/produkt/396021-awus036acs-802-11ac-wlan-usb-adapter.html

#AlfaNetworks makes several of those with RP-SMA connectors and even a MIniPCIe card with 4 U.FL connectors on top.
https://www.varia-store.com/en/produkt/189847-awpcie-1900u-802-11ac-ac1900-usb-mini-pcie-adapter.html

@raccoonformality Well, #Wifi #WorksForMe on #Linux but then again I'm only using #Intel NICs and extremely rarely #Realtek.

Israel University has developed a method to hack our headphones & tap the audio remotely.

#RealTek will be the gateway for global cyber wars, literally & physically!

https://www.wired.com/2016/11/great-now-even-headphones-can-spy/

Uff. Da hat #Realtek mit ihrem Ameba-D n Chip, der bei Funktionen (teils 5GHz) und Preis (2-3$ für Modul) Espressif ziemlich Konkrurenz macht und verkackt es durch NDA, Closed-Source und offenbar unvollständiges SDK :/

Experts disclose 6 critical flaws affecting popular #Realtek Wi-Fi module for widely used in millions of embedded devices—2 can be exploited without requiring Wi-Fi #password, and the other allows exploitation of Wi-Fi client and full takeover.

https://t.co/43i5zvQykQ

#infosec