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Re:Debugging mechanism in Intel CPUs allows seizing control ... by mikeash on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @09:56AM (#13365204)
Regarding your edit, that seems even worse. They recognized the potential for trouble, put in the effort to make it configurable, and then left it on by default?
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Re:Debugging mechanism in Intel CPUs allows seizing control ... by Animats on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @07:06PM (#13370550)
The idea may have been that it's for corporate customers who buy in bulk, who may either want the maintenance capability, or will disable it entirely during their commissioning process.
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