The TAO catalog had that nice thing where they'd hijack your shipment of things like routers and replace it with a pre-pwned one. Pretty sure it was Snowden who leaked that?
Also I'm pretty sure AMD has something similar called Platform Security Processor. Its there, but not nearly as blatant as Intel's is though.
Here's some interesting videos from Mental Outlaw on this subject.
It's so fucking bad that the most popular operating system in the world is Minix OS, the operating system of the IME. Just as the anon said, it does not matter if you are running Win, Mac, Linux, because you are also running Minix OS on the (edit) -3 ring.
It has a permanent connection to the Ethernet port and can power up your computer when it's off amongst many other poxy attributes.
I heard that companies are not happy about the disgusting holes and backdoors and it is getting turned off by some manufacturers on new devices and may be discontinued.
I turn off my router and all my devices at night. Id think the lack of wifi would probably be a detriment. But then all Im doing at that time is sleeping anyway.
The TAO catalog had that nice thing where they'd hijack your shipment of things like routers and replace it with a pre-pwned one. Pretty sure it was Snowden who leaked that?
Also I'm pretty sure AMD has something similar called Platform Security Processor. Its there, but not nearly as blatant as Intel's is though.
Here's some interesting videos from Mental Outlaw on this subject.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwSm8GzqdBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNwWQ9zGT-8
Also, tards saying "reroute your TCP/IP stack!" somehow missed the info that early IME chips had 3G on them. Wonder what they have now.
It's so fucking bad that the most popular operating system in the world is Minix OS, the operating system of the IME. Just as the anon said, it does not matter if you are running Win, Mac, Linux, because you are also running Minix OS on the (edit) -3 ring.
It has a permanent connection to the Ethernet port and can power up your computer when it's off amongst many other poxy attributes.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/minix-the-most-popular-os-in-the
A cheap, still semi capable solution is an AMD FX-8350 circa 2013-14. After that you get the AMD PSP, which is a toned down version of the same thing.
Here is the motherlode on the subject:- https://libreboot.org/faq.html#intelme
I heard that companies are not happy about the disgusting holes and backdoors and it is getting turned off by some manufacturers on new devices and may be discontinued.
Would physically powering down (and unplugging) your computer at night help?
I turn off my router and all my devices at night. Id think the lack of wifi would probably be a detriment. But then all Im doing at that time is sleeping anyway.
The IME has cellular on the chip