Re:The Die Is Cast: Hardware Security Is Not Assured
by roenxi on Saturday November 07, 2020 @12:21AM
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> unless there is some super secret NatSec exception to securities law that we don't know about.
Did you not hear about the phonetapping business [0]? There is no way that a government-sponsored secret hardware backdoor would get any executives in trouble.
SEC rules are not a reasonable protection - or even consideration - when dealing with the US spying apparatus. If there was a hardware backdoor program:
(1) There would be a secret exemption to SEC rules.
(2) There would probably be a secret "we will end you" threat if the execs revealed details. Snowden & Assange would be mentioned.
(3) Even ignoring those two points, the rules would be ignored and changed later if there were any legal difficulties.
Did you not hear about the phonetapping business [0]? There is no way that a government-sponsored secret hardware backdoor would get any executives in trouble.
SEC rules are not a reasonable protection - or even consideration - when dealing with the US spying apparatus. If there was a hardware backdoor program:
(1) There would be a secret exemption to SEC rules.
(2) There would probably be a secret "we will end you" threat if the execs revealed details. Snowden & Assange would be mentioned.
(3) Even ignoring those two points, the rules would be ignored and changed later if there were any legal difficulties.
[0] https://www.cnet.com/news/senate-endorses-retroactive-fisa-i...