Last week we noted how Cisco rather over enthusiastically pushed an automatic router firmware update that not only required a cloud account to fully manage the router, but whose terms of service indicated all network and Internet activity could be tracked and sold to third parties. The TOS also oddly had users agree to anti-porn and anti-piracy provisions. Cisco's initial response was that people really should just like the firmware, and that despite a TOS that clearly indicated snooping -- they weren't really snooping.

That answer obviously didn't work for annoyed consumers, whose continued pressure appears to have forced Cisco's hand...somewhat. In a new blog post the company says they've changed the firmware so that logging into your router through the cloud is no longer the default management option:Users can head here to roll themselves back to the local management interface.