Interdiction of MIPS tablet
Last week, I purchased a MIPS tablet on ebay and a rooted Nooks Tablet with CyanogenMod. Nooks was shipped priority mail and arrived yesterday. Nooks tablet: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291214398900?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT tracking info: https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=940550969993914059... MIPS tablet was shipped FedEx Smart Post. It was interdicted and being returned to shipper: MIPS tablet: http://www.ebay.com/itm/201145886170?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT tracking info: https://www.fedex.com/fedextrack/html/index.html?tracknumbers=979792712285097&cntry_code=us&language=en&r=g "Delivery exception" "Returning package to shipper. Incorrect address, unable to deliver - Returning package to shipper - Please contact shipper/merchant for details" I purchased a Nooks tablet solely because its OMAP4 CPU has mask ROM. http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2d8lni/mask_rom_prevents_bios_rootk... I purchased a MIPS tablet hoping BadBIOS doesn't infect MIPS and because MIPS hardware assisted virtualization is not as developed as ARM's Trustzone and Mobicore. I don't trust HAV. I wish local retailers sold them so I could have purchased them in person. I ordered a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the screws in the Nook so I can air gap it. If the screws are glued, I will promptly sell or donate it. Another item that was apparently interdicted is media card reader. http://www.ebay.com/itm/281206663913?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I purchased it on 8/8/2014. Yet, post office does not give tracking information: https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=927489999640155530... Hackers have repeatedly stolen my media card readers, opened up and broken my media card readers and broke the write protection switch on three Digital Intelligence media card write blockers. They attempt to force me to use flashdrives. They haven't broken the write protection switch on my Kanguru flashblu write blocker. For some reason, flashdrives are easier to flash firmware or infect than micro SD cards.
On Fri, 2014-08-15 at 17:30 -0400, bluelotus@openmailbox.org wrote:
Another item that was apparently interdicted is media card reader.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281206663913?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I purchased it on 8/8/2014. Yet, post office does not give tracking information:
https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=927489999640155530...
USPS should give tracking information if it's being sent via a mail class which has delivery confirmation. Even with FedEx Smartpost where USPS handles the final delivery, USPS should still have tracking info for its portion of the delivery. At least this has been my experience. -- Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn@rushpost.com>
Shawn Quinn, you are correct. I apologize for only giving the UPS information. Copying the tracking number 92748999964015553004467996 in a search engine didn't bring up UPS. It brought up USPS. I never heard of UPS Mail Innovations before. Similar to FedEx Smart. UPS is the initial shipper and transfers the package to USPS. Entering the tracking number in UPS.com brought up more information. The URL is http://wwwapps.ups.com/WebTracking/track If this does not bring up the tracking info, enter 92748999964015553004467996 I purchased the media card reader on August 8, 2014. Shipper shipped it from Texas on August 12, 2014. Appears to have arrived in Nashville, TN yesterday. Yet, won't be delivered until Wednesday: Projected Delivery Date: 08/20/2014 I am visiting Nashville. I wasn't planning on staying that long. Also on August 8, I ordered an external battery pack for the Nook tablet and MIPS tablet. I wanted to follow Ed Jamison's advice in Dragos Ruiu's Google+ on using external batteries to prevent powerline hacking. http://www.ebay.com/itm/271374866573?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&var=570253326449&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I changed my address from Sarasota, FL to Nashville, TN. However, my address was mysteriously changed back to Sarasota, FL. I complained to Ebay that Ebay's and PayPal's purchase confirmation should contain the shipping address. It doesn't. It was not until the seller emailed the tracking number that I saw the shipping address. I promptly notified the seller of the correct address. Seller confirmed correcting address. Today, package arrived in Sarasota, FL: https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=937486990350009913... On 08/15/2014 6:16 pm, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
On Fri, 2014-08-15 at 17:30 -0400, bluelotus@openmailbox.org wrote:
Another item that was apparently interdicted is media card reader.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281206663913?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I purchased it on 8/8/2014. Yet, post office does not give tracking information:
https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=927489999640155530...
USPS should give tracking information if it's being sent via a mail class which has delivery confirmation. Even with FedEx Smartpost where USPS handles the final delivery, USPS should still have tracking info for its portion of the delivery. At least this has been my experience.
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