I’ve been following the work of Security Research Labs for a while now, and recently became aware of blue-merle as a result.
The blue-merle package enhances anonymity and reduces forensic traceability of the GL-E750 Mudi 4G mobile wi-fi router
blue-merle addresses the traceability drawbacks of the Mudi router by adding the following features to the Mudi router:
- Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) changer
- Media Access Control (MAC) address log wiper
- Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) randomization
GL-E750 uses OpenWrt and can route all network traffic through Tor or a VPN. With the additional features of blue-merle, this device becomes in my opinion one of the best travel routers with a focus on privacy and anonymity currently available on the market.
It gets a bit warm during longer use, but I haven’t noticed anything else that I found annoying so far. Do any of you have further experience or know of better devices with a similar range of functions?
The device is available in the EU from Amazon, ebay and the Proxystore or directly from the manufacturer.
Also check out the other work by srslabs if you haven’t seen it before.
Love privacy and hate surveillance.