Hardware Attestation as Monopoly Enabler

Re:Hardware Attestation as Monopoly Enabler by mmooss on Sunday May 10, 2026 @08:01PM (#48089448)

> In 1999, Intel received an absolutely massive amount of opposition when they decided to include a software-readable serial number in their CPUs, so much that they reversed the decision.

> It turns out a significant (but hopefully decreasing) number of the population is easily coerced into anything when "security" is given as a justification.

The people who opposed Intel are now telling each other how hopeless and powerless they are. You can see it on HN, in this thread: No drive, outrage, and self-organizing response to these issues, but despair - 'nobody cares', 'there's nothing we can do', etc. Quitting is a sure way to lose.

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Re:Hardware Attestation as Monopoly Enabler by userbinator on Sunday May 10, 2026 @10:11PM (#48090314)

The people who opposed Intel are now telling each other how hopeless and powerless they are.

I don't think those are the same people. I, for one, will continue this fight by telling everyone I know about the fact that Google is going for absolute control of the Internet, and by extension, everyone's lives. They have already become an unelected global government.

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Re:Hardware Attestation as Monopoly Enabler by mmooss on Sunday May 10, 2026 @11:13PM (#48090689)

I'm not talking about individuals - where is the overwhelming pushback that Intel faced?

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Re:Hardware Attestation as Monopoly Enabler by userbinator on Monday May 11, 2026 @12:26AM (#48091052)

There can't be pushback without awareness. At this point it's still something that most people don't know about yet, so do your part and spread the word. Get well-known YouTubers (Loius Rossmann is the first one to come to mind) to do so too.

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