iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On ‘Hey Siri’

Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by erikj on Sunday November 19, 2017 @01:02PM (#15735007)

As long as there is an always-on CPU with non-permanent firmware that has access to the microphone in my device, Fort Meade will find a way to hijack it and subvert this security model. I would rather not give them more attack surface.

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by mikeash on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:29PM (#15735772)

Always-on CPU with non-permanent firmware with access to the microphone... sounds like every cell phone made in the past couple of decades.

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by jhoechtl on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:45PM (#15735842)

And the power source is built-in with no way to detach it when you want. Brave new world

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by tree_of_item on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:41PM (#15735824)

Yeah, the situation is pretty bad.

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by currysausage on Sunday November 19, 2017 @01:09PM (#15735032)

If they have come this far, why should they even bother about the “Allow Hey Siri” toggle?

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