Elevated privileges for a hardware blob is an even worse situation that unfortunately exists (Intel ME/AMD PSP). For me the issue is the blob itself. "Trusted"

Elevated privileges for a hardware blob is an even worse situation that unfortunately exists (Intel ME/AMD PSP). For me the issue is the blob itself. "Trusted" for the manufacturer is "trust us" for the end-user. My expectation for a general-purpose CPU is that I can inspect the code that's running on it. Building a TPM into consumer CPUs defies that freedom. So, it's about hackability (in the Hacker News sense). If you can't see what's happening inside of your computer, is it really yours?