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by syndeo 414 days ago
Heard of the Intel Management Engine? https://www.zdnet.com/article/minix-intels-hidden-in-chip-op...

Little doubt AMD has something similar.
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FMecha 413 days ago
AMD brands it AMD Secure Technology/Platform Security Processor, and the same backdoor concern is there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Processo...
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amelius 413 days ago
Yeah but ultimately it's the US government doing that, not Intel. There is no business model behind it.
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