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>>gjsman+(OP)
Ew. Why are all the chip manufacturers going along with this stupid plan? I want to buy a processor and then own it and have it work in my best interests, not consume electricity and generatie heat enforcing draconian 3rd party DRM policies.

>>metada+n
Intel started putting ME in their cpus 12 years ago.

>>MikusR+66
and yet, without any evidence, huawei is being blamed for "spying".... smh

>>2Gkash+n7
It's not mutually excusive. I think risks from hostile powers need to be called out, and I think we also need to be calling out this bad behavior on our side too.

>>superc+x8
The US is a hostile power everywhere else in the world. And then also for about 4-8 out of every 8 years to its own citizens.

>>Schroe+5c
People should generally be most afraid of their own government - it's the one that is allowed to use violence where they live.