Vincent says “Our cloud data is absolutely secure, so you don’t need to worry”

What the fuck does a WiFi Access Point need a cloud connection and an account for? Other than spying on me?

Well, it was possible without this a few firmware updates ago.

I did some more research: The device has the exact same hardware as the 3x more expensive one you actually own, just other firmware.

https://blog.wyraz.de/posts/2026-10-06-converting-a-tp-link-festa-f52-outdoor-into-an-omada-eap225-outdoor/

Fuck you, TP-Link!

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    And then they keep the copied key in a safe everyone on the world has access to and can try to penetrate it with some big ass hammer, and they just pray, that it’s actually secure.

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      Or worse, they’ve already been hacked but the data not leaked because the hackers want on-going access to your credentials.

      Whenever I hear “it hasn’t been a problem”, all I hear is “we don’t have a plan for when it becomes a problem.”