Jonathan LangJan 29
Osma A 🇫🇮🇺🇦
Finding out that Ubiquiti supplies the russian military with communications gear and helps them wage an illegal war fills me with absolute disgust. I have been using their equipment for the past six years but now I'm filled with desire to burn it all down.
https://hntrbrk.com/ubiquiti/
Ubiquiti: The U.S. Tech Enabling Russia's Drone War

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Show threadティージェーグレェJan 29
I've been warning people away from that vendor since (checks notes): 2010 when due to others' recommendations, I bought some in an effort to attempt to use it with Syzygryd.

Alas, having used better WiFi options from other vendors, for probably a decade at that point, I was dumbfounded by how awful it was; and shared my experiences within what limited circles I had.

Lamentably, circa 2014, I was again confronted with a bunch of their BS gear and was entirely unsuccessful with getting it to function with Freifunk (a free mesh WiFi network in Berlin), even with other savvy hackers helping me.

I've continued to warn folks about them; but on technical merits (or lack thereof). That they provide gear to Russian warmongers, I guess doesn't surprise me insomuch as they seem to have an amazing marketing team that makes it so that I seemingly can't escape encountering them no matter where I turn.
Show threadToni AittoniemiJan 29
@osma The more laissez-faire your capitalism gets, the more acceptable it becomes to sell critical equipment to war criminals. (And genociders)
Show threadaura-deprecatedJan 29
@osma much harder to control commodity equipment over more regulated goods, but it looks like absolutely nobody involved in this chain even attempts to gives a shit.
Show threadJoão Vitória SilvaJan 29
@osma @spiezmaestro wow I did not knew about this. Ubiquiti user here as well. Any alternatives anyone can recommend?
Show threadSpaceFlounderJan 29
@joaovitoriasilva @osma @spiezmaestro Retaliate by buying from the company supplying the Ukrainians https://www.reddit.com/r/mikrotik/comments/tnhr4b/ukrainian_drone_uj22_airborne_downed_near_klintsy/
Show threadJoão Vitória SilvaJan 29
@space_flounder @osma @spiezmaestro nice, the RB5009UPr+S+IN sounds like a good option to replace my UDM
Show threadSanderJan 29
@space_flounder @joaovitoriasilva @osma thx, I'm going to keep them in mind for my wifi mesh replacement probably this year.
Show threadMick 🇨🇦Jan 29
@osma awww fuuuuck. Their gear is so good… dammit.
Show threadPomegranate_StewJan 29
@osma
I’m not sure I’d believe a “news outlet and investment firm” that specializes in short-selling.
Show threadHarald Hannelius Jan 29
@osma or rather burn down the distributors?
Show threadOsma A 🇫🇮🇺🇦Jan 29
Any vendor who maintains distribution relationships with sponsors of war are themselves equally guilty of the same.
@harald
Show threadAndrew  Jan 29
@osma I stopped using Ubiquiti when they discontinued the Unifi Video app for no good reason other than forcing people to buy more hardware. And by discontinued, I mean scrubbed the app from their website so it wasn’t possible to download it.