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Re:I want a computer that I own by pmontra on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @04:51AM (#26397114)
The NSA bit? Do you mean this setting to toggle Intel ME?

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3220476/researchers-say-no...

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Re:I want a computer that I own by franga2000 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @07:53AM (#26398314)
Yep, that's the one. I've heard people referring to it as "the NSA bit" because it was supposedly implemented at the request/demand of the NSA.
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Re:I want a computer that I own by colejohnson66 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @09:42AM (#26399212)
If true, the irony of the NSA asking not for their hardware to (possibly) spy on them is rich.
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Re:I want a computer that I own by kube-system on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @01:15PM (#26401672)
What is ironic about it? All spy agencies, everywhere on the planet, do two things:

* spy on others

* try not to get spied on

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