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Makes sense, it’s only a matter of time before the Intel Management Engine is exploited. Or perhaps it already has been.
by OldGoodNewBad 5y ago
Makes sense, it’s only a matter of time before the Intel Management Engine is exploited. Or perhaps it already has been.
- thujlife 5y agoarticle doesnt mention ME
- OldGoodNewBad 5y agoNobody ever, ever does.
- freebuju 5y agoThe most secret of government agencies use Intel chips.
- teitoklien 5y agoWith the ME disabled/removed
- freebuju 5y agoYou can't remove it, really. Check section on "Disabling the ME" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine
- danuker 5y agoPretty sure the government has more options than me.
- atatatat 5y agoYou can neuter it with JTAG, stop trusting Wikipedia as complete. At best, usually incomplete.
- freebuju 5y ago> You can neuter it with JTAG At the risk of having a non-functional processor and probably sub optimal reliability. The statement on Wikipedia is accurate. Whether you trust the information or not is neither here nor there. Several sources back up the assertion. Further down, it adds that even Google itself tried to get rid of ME and couldn't.
- thujlife 5y agothe article says they use these new chips as gpus and still use intel chips for the os?
- Google234 5y agoLiterally every post about CPUs on HN does...
- Google234 5y agoAmd chips have a similar feature btw.
- OldGoodNewBad 5y agoBot post, lol.
- Google234 5y agoMe or the parent?