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I feel like all this is futile. Hardware backdoors probably exist, and if so, what's the point? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Example: Intel ME, AMD PSP, and potential backdoor in the "Baseband Processor" in phones...

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[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago

Not every threat actor has access to every vulnerability. The top spies won't share their best tools with normal cops, for example. They can't risk their access/methods coming to light for relatively minor reasons. Consider your threat model, and do your best.