> How viable is it to create an operating system that is sufficiently bug-free and hardened enough to withstand even the most daunting of government adversaries

> How viable is it to create an operating system that is sufficiently bug-free and hardened enough to withstand even the most daunting of government adversaries? There already exists some very secure operating systems, however that only solves the software part of the equation. Systems need hardware to run, and they come with firmware. Often the firmware itself is compromised, such as the firmware coming with most CPU’s, for example Intel Management Engine[^1], and the AMD Platform Security Processor[^2]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Processor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Processo...