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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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Unless you like companies harvesting your internet history and having zero internet security, you might want to check that your router is not supported by there forced installed cloud service. Alternatavly, as is the whole point of a Linksys router, flash it with DD-WRT, Openwrt or tomato

When you use the Service, we may keep track of certain information related to your use of the Service, including but not limited to the status and health of your network and networked products; which apps relating to the Service you are using; which features you are using within the Service infrastructure; network traffic (e.g., megabytes per hour); Internet history; how frequently you encounter errors on the Service system and other related information ("Other Information"). We use this Other Information to help us quickly and efficiently respond to inquiries and requests, and to enhance or administer our overall Service for our customers. We may also use this Other Information for traffic analysis (for example, determining when the most customers are using the Service) and to determine which features within the Service are most or least effective or useful to you. In addition, we may periodically transmit system information to our servers in order to optimize your overall experience with the Service. We may share aggregated and anonymous user experience information with service providers, contractors or other third parties to assist us with improving the Service and user experience, but any shared information will be consistent with Cisco's overall Privacy Statement and will not identify you personally in any way.
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 03:17 PM
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It appears the firmware locks you out until you grant Cisco rights to data mine your internet traffic. This is something you can not opt out of either and if for technical reasons need a rollback, a Cisco tech remotes into your network via a secret backdoor that was installed in the original update you didn't want.

What a bunch of f***ing idiots
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