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0 pointstrasz3y ago0 comments

Firmware often decreases the quality of life. See Intel remote management/backdoor mechanism for example.

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pca0061323y ago· 2 in thread

They can probably implement something similar directly in the silicon. It doesn't have to be software.

traszOP3y ago

Implement the entire TCP/IP stack in silicon, as a backdoor? Nah.

sylware3y ago

Ofc, it could be indeed 100% silicon... but for very complex hardware like GPUs, better to have some jingle software room in order to be able to fix "complexity bugs".

ElectricalUnion3y ago

> Firmware often decreases the quality of life. See Intel remote management/backdoor mechanism for example.

IME is a bad example here. That's an entire upgradeable MINIX OS embedded in your system - if it was really firmware, Intel would not be able to update it, or you be able to neuter it.

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