Hi there,

maybe you followed the Compulsory Routers topic in Germany during the last
months [1] and even read my blog entry about the entanglements between
Compulsory Routers and the latest NSA leaks [2].

tl;dr:
Compulsory Routers are routers provided by Internet Service Providers which
cannot be replaced because of technical or legal barriers. This causes on the
one hand many problems with competition, technical innovation, and
compatibility, but on the other hand also great security risks for everyone of
us: If we and many others are forced to use one router model, ISPs create
monocultures which can be attacked more easily by miscreants and special tools
by intelligence agencies.

I know the situation in Germany pretty well because I worked on this issue.
But gaining some knowledge of the ISPs' regulations in other countries is
harder than I thought in the first place.

Could you please give me some insights if there are ISPs in your country with
Compulsory Router policies? Or maybe you want to share your thoughts about
this topic at all and the implications for Free Software users.

I'm looking forward to reading your replies!

Best,
Max


[1] https://blogs.fsfe.org/mk/status-of-compulsory-routers-in-germany/
[2]
http://blog.max-mehl.com/2014/why-free-choice-of-routers-is-an-unnegotiable-must/