Thanks! I think it applies to PCs in corporate environment where they are connected via ethernet cable through LAN. The article says - " The idea behind this system was to allow for provisioning of laptops in corporate environments".
In consumer PCs, the wifi AP information is stored at the OS level, only after booting into the OS, it connects to the Internet using that stored info. While the OS is running and network adapter is online, the ME can potentially be used to remotely trigger actions.
Sure, they can be potentially remote controlled - in fact ISPs can perform remote diagnostics on those and fix issues or update firmware. But point in context, our consumer PCs are not reachable when turned off. With modern phones it is a definite possibility though. Regarding PCs, with most people and most of the time, PCs are simply suspended and active, not fully off, so my point doesn't hold much value.
Anyway, the post turned out to be a fake one, Satya never said they have plans to disable PCs. I listened to his NBC interview, he only said they'll give you AI tools to determine if an info is a misinformation. Mods and I decided to remove even my 2nd post on it. Many times people stretch the interpretation too far and jump to false conclusions. This post's info turned out to be one :-(
Thanks! I think it applies to PCs in corporate environment where they are connected via ethernet cable through LAN. The article says - " The idea behind this system was to allow for provisioning of laptops in corporate environments".
In consumer PCs, the wifi AP information is stored at the OS level, only after booting into the OS, it connects to the Internet using that stored info. While the OS is running and network adapter is online, the ME can potentially be used to remotely trigger actions.
What about the CPU's of the WAP's? The router, the firewall? These days they are all just PC's running bespoke code.
Sure, they can be potentially remote controlled - in fact ISPs can perform remote diagnostics on those and fix issues or update firmware. But point in context, our consumer PCs are not reachable when turned off. With modern phones it is a definite possibility though. Regarding PCs, with most people and most of the time, PCs are simply suspended and active, not fully off, so my point doesn't hold much value.
Anyway, the post turned out to be a fake one, Satya never said they have plans to disable PCs. I listened to his NBC interview, he only said they'll give you AI tools to determine if an info is a misinformation. Mods and I decided to remove even my 2nd post on it. Many times people stretch the interpretation too far and jump to false conclusions. This post's info turned out to be one :-(