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Latest firmware America only?
I received email from netgear today, heading: "Important Security Update from NETGEAR: New Firmware Is Available for Your Product" then I log into admin panel, press update, no new firmware fou...
Look here https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Spam-email-RE-R7000-Firmware/m-p/1307553#M60092 at the latest post. 1.0.8.34 is for North America and brings data collection functionality. You can install 1.0.8.34 on your router, i trieded in on my one and it works the same as 1.0.7.12. My router is pan Europe, not North America. Seems that they decided to do 1.0.8.34 for North America only due to law regularity in some countries for data collection.
Look here https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Spam-email-RE-R7000-Firmware/m-p/1307553#M60092 at the latest post. 1.0.8.34 is for North America and brings data collection functionality. You can install 1.0.8.34 on your router, i trieded in on my one and it works the same as 1.0.7.12. My router is pan Europe, not North America. Seems that they decided to do 1.0.8.34 for North America only due to law regularity in some countries for data collection.