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>>foodst+(OP)
The fearmongering about Pluton feels very similar to the criticism that was levied against UEFI Secure Boot when it was being debuted. In the end, x86 systems didn't become any more locked down.

I predict that this will blow over, and won't be a big deal in a few years time once FOSS drivers for what is effectively just a new breed of TPM are released.

If in five years, it turns out I was wrong, I'll eat my hat. Although defining "my hat" by then might be difficult, as it'll probably be subscription based.

>>messe+sa
AFAIK I can easily disable Secure Boot in the UEFI.

Is there an easy way to disable TPM / Intel IME / Intel SGX / AMD PSP ?

(I'm only aware that Dell can disable Intel IME on request... but only if you're a company buying a large amount of PCs ?)

>>BlueTe+oB1
At least with the hardware I'm familiar with, you can turn off the TPM via the BIOS. IME/SGX/PSP, not so much.

>>heavys+zt2
> you can turn off the TPM via the BIOS

In theory you can. In practice, programs will refuse to run if you do this: https://www.techspot.com/news/91138-valorant-anti-cheat-syst...

That goes for Secure Boot too, btw.

>>joseph+ju2
Yeah, hence the normalization (or lack thereof) of those features being critically important to the discussion.