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Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 days ago

I feel like all this is futile. Hardware backdoors probably exist, and if so, what's the point?

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I feel like all this is futile. Hardware backdoors probably exist, and if so, what's the point?

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Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 days ago

Example: Intel ME, AMD PSP, and potential backdoor in the “Baseband Processor” in phones…

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You just leave those bits out when making your own CPU.
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  Sure, but I think chances are high that “your own” will be much slower than the others.

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