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by state_throw_2 2243 days ago
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.