FTDI stops disabling devices with fake chips
Scottish electronics firm FTDI has backed down from a controversial scheme to use a Windows software update to ‘brick’ devices with counterfeit chips.
The Glasgow-based company – which manufactures a USB-to-serial bridge chipset (FT232) used in many electronic devices – included a new driver in a Windows software update that deactivated the chip by setting its ID code to zero if it was found to be fake.
Related Posts
Counterfeit Cheese, Fish And Vodka: Fake Food And Drinks Are A Very Real Problem
December 18, 2015
As a consumer, we kind of expect to be tricked about what we eat or drink. How...
Customs dept seized drugs worth ₹75 crore, smuggled gold of ₹42 crore in Jan
February 10, 2023
The anti-smuggling department seized around 81 kilograms of smuggled gold worth...
Man held for smuggling gold worth ₹63 lakh hidden in his rectum
March 11, 2024
Mumbai: The Customs’ Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) arrested a 40-year-old...
New Effort To Combat Security Threat Of Illicit Tobacco Trade
December 8, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late last week, the U.S. government announced its plan to...