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by freebuju 1846 days ago
You can't remove it, really. Check section on "Disabling the ME"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine
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atatatat 1845 days ago
You can neuter it with JTAG, stop trusting Wikipedia as complete.

At best, usually incomplete.

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freebuju 1845 days ago
> You can neuter it with JTAG

At the risk of having a non-functional processor and probably sub optimal reliability.

The statement on Wikipedia is accurate. Whether you trust the information or not is neither here nor there. Several sources back up the assertion. Further down, it adds that even Google itself tried to get rid of ME and couldn't.

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danuker 1846 days ago
Pretty sure the government has more options than me.
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