[Silhouette]

After all this time, I'm still trying to work out what is in it for Intel and AMD to force these technologies into their chips with no supported option to disable them and then to be so secretive about what they're doing and exactly who has access to what. I'm not generally one for crazy conspiracy theories, but I have to wonder what is going on behind closed doors that this is still being done by both of the two big PC CPU manufacturers despite all the negative press over the years and why national information security agencies haven't made more of a fuss about it.

[state_throw_2]

It’s not a “crazy conspiracy theory” to suggest that intelligence agencies pressure private industry to help them out. Just look at PRISM or Crypto AG. If Intel or AMD tried to refuse they’d be blacklisted for government contracts like Quest, or worse: think about the CIA spying on Congress scandal.

Maybe once the Chinese or some other adversary get caught using this backdoor to steal secrets, or decide to brick a few million systems remotely, just maybe then security will be considered over spyability.

[garaetjjte]

Negative press is still likely too small to register on business radar. They might be heavily lobbied by movie industries, as they need these features for DRM.