Let's be optimistic - say, after lengthy, rigorous expert analysis it
turns out there are no backdoors or prepared traps for potential
malware within Intel CPUs. That's a big boon for security everywhere,
and for Intel's share price.
If on the other hand, it turns out against Intel, the evidence is
literally baked into silicon within billions of devices in the wild
which will become e-waste overnight.
With this TikTok thing in the wind the Chinese will ban Intel... etc.
The stakes are high. The problem was always lack of transparency.
Putting encrypted microcode into consumer CPUs was always a dumb idea.
And why? To protect the media conglomerates. Another reason we need to
re-examine the role and value of "intellectual property" in society.
Let's be optimistic - say, after lengthy, rigorous expert analysis it turns out there are no backdoors or prepared traps for potential malware within Intel CPUs. That's a big boon for security everywhere, and for Intel's share price.
If on the other hand, it turns out against Intel, the evidence is literally baked into silicon within billions of devices in the wild which will become e-waste overnight.
With this TikTok thing in the wind the Chinese will ban Intel... etc.
The stakes are high. The problem was always lack of transparency. Putting encrypted microcode into consumer CPUs was always a dumb idea. And why? To protect the media conglomerates. Another reason we need to re-examine the role and value of "intellectual property" in society.