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Re:Uncorrectable freedom and security issues on x86 platform... by xvilka on Friday March 03, 2017 @11:14PM (#13789224)
Well, then you can go deeper and check out baseband firmware liberation project - OsmocomBB [1], since baseband firmware in a far worse shape than applications firmware (and TrustZone firmware) in smartphone industry.

[1] https://osmocom.org/projects/baseband

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Re:Uncorrectable freedom and security issues on x86 platform... by bubblethink on Friday March 03, 2017 @11:58PM (#13789365)
I don't think baseband can ever be truly free because of regulatory issues. The only realistic way of containing it would be through isolation.
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Re:Uncorrectable freedom and security issues on x86 platform... by adrianN on Saturday March 04, 2017 @02:24AM (#13789795)
You could also change the regulatory framework.
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Re:Uncorrectable freedom and security issues on x86 platform... by unlmtd on Saturday March 04, 2017 @11:32PM (#13794615)
So the revolutionary wars didn't happen?
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