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What were you referring to, other than microcode? Edit: Oh, you mention the encryption. Big companies love obfuscating everything they create, because they're

by mjg59 4y ago

What were you referring to, other than microcode? Edit: Oh, you mention the encryption. Big companies love obfuscating everything they create, because they're afraid something commercially sensitive will exist there and someone will copy it and outcompete them. I agree that this is ridiculous, but I don't think it's evidence of any sort of nefarious activity.

jacquesm 4y ago
It's not evidence, but it may well have been used to hide such evidence.
- mjg59 4y ago
  Well yes anything that's encrypted could potentially turn out to be evidence of a crime when decrypted, but we don't usually assume that the use of encryption is indicative of that
  - ncmncm 4y ago
    For criminal cases. But this is not.
    - salawat 4y ago
      Yes, because large corporations never commit criminal infractions, or admit any wrongdoing. They just happen to settle with regulators as cost of doing business.
sroussey 4y ago
Microcode spills lots of the secrets of the hardware design, so you want it encrypted for as many years as possible to keep your trade secrets out of competitors’ hands.