And that's exactly what matters and why I among many others call it a backdoor. Telnet on the other hand is a service that I can switch off or block with far l

And that's exactly what matters and why I among many others call it a backdoor. Telnet on the other hand is a service that I can switch off or block with far less work involved in normal circumstances. To get rid of Intel ME I'd need to use Core-/LibreBoot and install it in a ritual that for a novice has something of a "black magic rite".