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> this telemetry eventually finds its way to Intel in various methods Wait what? How does that work, and how is that legal?
by elric 6y ago
> this telemetry eventually finds its way to Intel in various methods
Wait what? How does that work, and how is that legal?
- vbezhenar 6y agoI guess via Intel ME drivers installed in Windows.
- salawat 6y ago...Why rely on the installed OS? The ME already has networking capability. Further, most intel firmware seems to have it's own update channel. It probably uses the same mechanism.
- vetinari 6y agoFrom what I've seen, ME updates are bundled with UEFI updates.
- vetinari 6y agoIntel ME drivers are only to allow access from the local machine. Normally, localhost access would go through loopback, but ME can communicate only via the ethernet or wifi network adapter. To access ME on other computers, you don't need any drivers.
- eeZah7Ux 6y ago> how is that legal? It's perfectly legal to sell hardware with telemetries, homecalling and vulnerabilities that are known to the vendor but not published AKA accidental backdoors. How? Money.