They mean that security researchers can look at the code, not the hardware at the transistor level.
Re:M4 MacBook Pro
by theshrike79 on Friday November 01, 2024 @09:20AM
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They did say that people can come look at the hardware too, but we can all understand why that's not a fully open competition for logistical reasons if nothing else.
> "Today we’re making these resources publicly available to invite all security and privacy researchers – or anyone with interest and a technical curiosity – to learn more about PCC and perform their own independent verification of our claims."
https://security.apple.com/documentation/private-cloud-compu...
There are also a million dollars of bounties to be had if you hack it