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Re:Replacing x86 firmware with Linux and Go by srcmap on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @01:38PM (#15750367)
Need to add/remove/read system's crypto keys, Do it in ME.

Need to monitor/hack the computer when the users think it is "power off", Do it in ME.

Need to add other "features" to the system in the future, Do it in ME.

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Re:Replacing x86 firmware with Linux and Go by pgeorgi on Thursday November 23, 2017 @11:39AM (#15766141)
Those are the concerns around the ME. But those motivations aren't necessary to explain the presence of the ME. Occam's razor and all that.
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