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[–] whoami@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wonder what will happen as China begins producing more of it's own chips that can compete with intel/amd? Also, what happens with risc/arm? and hopefully allowing us as end users to have machines without this shit on it

[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would not put any trust in China to not have backdoors in their chips. Historically speaking, they've done this more than once. Frankly I wouldn't trust any large company - many companies have also done this historically and there's an incentive for them to do so, government money and backing.

[–] guojing@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

When did China put backdoors in chips?

[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

You know, revisiting some of these articles I read back in the day makes me wonder whether it was actually propaganda spun up by the US govt (or agents on behalf of it) to sow distrust in the Chinese government. With that being said, however, I wouldn't trust any government or company with being any more truly secure - there's too many incentives not to be.

[–] GenkiFeral@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

and if they did, how will they use it against us? Possible, but so difficult than it is unlikely.

[–] electrodynamica@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's a chip on display at the Spy Museum that is supposedly bugged by China. I think it was targeted and meant for equipment going to a military installation though.

[–] guojing@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] electrodynamica@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In Washington DC. It's run by a nonprofit. Very cool place.

[–] guojing@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Oh, so you mean that "bugged chip" was provided by the CIA. I gues they made a pinky swear that its really, really from evil China.

[–] d1tt0@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] GenkiFeral@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

fascism. use correct terminology. when gov't works in a partnership with conglomerates, that is called fascism. poop by any other name would stink as badly.

[–] ColorIsh@feddit.it 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hope that one day libreboot will be accessible to a normal human

[–] GenkiFeral@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Mental Outlaw did a video about it. looks difficult!

[–] octt@feddit.it 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As far as I understand, AMD has an equivalent technology, called PSP.

The difference is that at least AMD let's you disable that, by allowing motherboard manufacturers to distribute BIOS binaries without PSP, that the user can download and install.. But this is up to the motherboard OEMs 😕

[–] GenkiFeral@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

thanks. hadn't heard that it could be disabled on some.

[–] brombek@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah, still the case. Even if ME is not made for malicious purposes, it is a very bad idea to begin with. It is only useful for enterprise customers and not in a way that would not have been possible before.

Some say that Netflix has a blob in ME :)

Good watch: https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-8782-intel_me_myths_and_reality

[–] incici@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Looking forward to more RISC-V chips in the market to compete with Intel.

[–] GenkiFeral@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

the value of older computers may increase. lightweight OSs for an older PC: antiX base runs really well and I think a netinstall of Debian that is customized would, too. We the people need to stop doing business with those who mistreat us. To heck with the latest and greatest - give me freedom instead.