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Re:Google Replaces Millions of Intel's CPUs with Its Own Hom... by freebuju on Friday June 04, 2021 @03:35AM (#27391505)
You can't remove it, really. Check section on "Disabling the ME"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine

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Re:Google Replaces Millions of Intel's CPUs with Its Own Hom... by atatatat on Friday June 04, 2021 @09:01AM (#27393157)
You can neuter it with JTAG, stop trusting Wikipedia as complete.

At best, usually incomplete.

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Re:Google Replaces Millions of Intel's CPUs with Its Own Hom... by freebuju on Saturday June 05, 2021 @01:21AM (#27402449)
> You can neuter it with JTAG

At the risk of having a non-functional processor and probably sub optimal reliability.

The statement on Wikipedia is accurate. Whether you trust the information or not is neither here nor there. Several sources back up the assertion. Further down, it adds that even Google itself tried to get rid of ME and couldn't.

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Re:Google Replaces Millions of Intel's CPUs with Its Own Hom... by danuker on Friday June 04, 2021 @07:26AM (#27392511)
Pretty sure the government has more options than me.
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