I can't be the only one who finds it a bit (actually very) scary that just a little wire brushing things like this are uncovered. When I also read about things

I can't be the only one who finds it a bit (actually very) scary that just a little wire brushing things like this are uncovered. When I also read about things like MS's secretive constant-calling-home and Intel's secretive IME (the "ultimate rootkit") I get very worried about the real state of personal privacy nowadays.