Ubiq firmware issues?

[Trig0r 173]

I’ve changed jobs recently so not my problem anymore but I know some of you guys run this stuff...

 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2019/11/07/ubiquiti_networks_phone_home/

[Dave 411]

Yes, they got into some trouble for not being up front about it.  Supposedly, they are going to put an opt out button on the next release. As it stands now, it's "auto opt in" when you upgrade to the latest firmware and no way to turn it off.  Their solution was to send it to null with a pi or other firewall solution.  That didn't make anyone happy either.

 

It has been tested and it looks like it only phone homes at boot and is sending very little information. So, some good news about the situation.  

[Jason 73]

They’ve just added the opt in option in their latest beta. It defaults to opt out.