You forgot this bit of the summary, which I think is more interesting!
"Still there is an authorized ssh key left in the firmware but for now it’s enough that we’re keeping the ISP out. Maybe in the future, we can repack the firmware with our configuration and keys and install it on the router. For now, take care!"
Not foolish but costly, very costly. The infrastructure required for that level of automation is no joke, and you have to run and maintain lots of ships to ship the ships...
Exactly, sit outside the police station/wherever just nearby spin up wireshark in monitor mode and you have a stream of personal info on the owners of those scanned phones