Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone

Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by adrianmonk on Monday November 05, 2018 @02:53AM (#18380620)

Even on programmable chips, not every part of the chip is programmable.

The goal is to make this so it cannot be overridden in software. By designing hard-coded logic in a chip that already exists, you can get the same level of security for essentially zero cost.

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Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by palunon on Monday November 05, 2018 @04:52AM (#18381077)

Especially, even if this is programmable, this chip is probably not programmable from the point of view of the motherboard...

And if an attacker is able to connect a chip programmer on your motherboard, you have a totally different threat model and bigger problems to worry about.

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