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Re:Disabling the Intel Management Engine by julian_1 on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @04:49PM (#15445209)
> besides a conspiratorial "the NSA needs it to spy on everyone"

Isn't the ability to spy on everyone the official mandate of the NSA?

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Re:Disabling the Intel Management Engine by Ajedi32 on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @05:03PM (#15445296)
Pretty much. That's the NSA's mandate though, not Intel's.
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