Re:Microsoft Can't Keep EU Data Safe from US Authorities
by BiteCode_dev on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @05:25PM
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According to its specs, but since it's a black box for which we have neither the source nor the design documents, and given that implementing back doors is a regular request from governments, it's a logical concern.
Let's not be excessively alarmist; AFAIK, the Intel ME is not (unless you're using things like vPro) exposed directly to the network, you need the cooperation of the operating system to reach the ME.
Of course, said operating system is usually Microsoft Windows, which can be updated remotely... (and even Linux users often use USA-based distributions).