I agree with you.
GL.inet makes good hardware and it’s very good that the software is based on open source and trusted openwrt. But GL.inet can really be the leading router company with users concerned privacy and security if they do a few extra things, for example:
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secure their firmware with proper up to date signatures and checksums
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update and improve their privacy policy (https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/privacy-policy-update)
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maybe open source their excellent UI (not sure of the status)
This is good for the confidence and trust of users but also makes good business sense. They would get even more recommendations and positive reviews from privacy and security people and organizations.