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Re:What Businessweek got wrong about Apple by okket on Friday October 05, 2018 @04:03AM (#18146496)
This also illustrates why hardware implants do not work as a mass infiltration tool. The idea is not getting caught, otherwise risking the whole operation. Implementing a threat like this is counterproductive.
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Re:What Businessweek got wrong about Apple by amelius on Friday October 05, 2018 @05:23AM (#18146782)
Intel ME seems pretty successful though.
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Re:What Businessweek got wrong about Apple by dvfjsdhgfv on Friday October 05, 2018 @05:47AM (#18146856)
This amazes me. Everyone freaks about the Chinese doing it, whereas we're surrounded by millions of computers doing the same thing - or at least able to - without us even knowing or being able to block it.
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Re:What Businessweek got wrong about Apple by teknologist on Friday October 05, 2018 @12:39PM (#18149553)
I suppose a big difference is that Intel ME is on the spec sheet, is known about, and is sold as a feature for sysadmins. It's not cool that it's not optional, but it can be switched off.
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