>What could one do to make it possible to have ME-less x86 in the future? One could lock all the devices that can store data: https://blog.invisiblethings.org/

>What could one do to make it possible to have ME-less x86 in the future? One could lock all the devices that can store data: https://blog.invisiblethings.org/papers/2015/state_harmful.pdf https://blog.invisiblethings.org/papers/2015/state_harmful.p... "The general idea is to remove the SPI flash chip from the motherboard, and route the wiring to one of the external ports, such as either a standard SD or a USB port, or perhaps even to a custom connector. A Trusted Stick (discussed in the next chapter) would be then plugged into this port before the platform boots, and would be delivering all the required firmware requested by the processor, as well as other firmware and, optionally, all the software for the platform."