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Not good enough, your hardware has to be secure too or they can leave an implant in any of various firmwares.
by astrange 3y ago
Not good enough, your hardware has to be secure too or they can leave an implant in any of various firmwares.
- cromka 3y agoThey asked about Operating System, not hardware. And hardware with open source firmware is available.
- astrange 3y ago> And hardware with open source firmware is available. And how do you know you're running it?
- fsflover 3y agoWhich various firmwares exactly? See my related reply here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35348514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35348514
- astrange 3y agoStorage media, CD reader, bluetooth, wifi, network cards. "The firmware is open source" doesn't help. Can it securely attest it's running what you think it is?