MINIX Creator Andrew Tanenbaum Sends Open Letter to Intel Over MINIX Drama

[Katanai]

Serious question: Does anyone know what specific models have this "feature"? I'm not asking only about processors that are out now but since when has this started? It seems that even some of the Core2Duo processors had some form of Intel vPro features. Was this processor present in these CPU's or maybe on the motherboard? Do all i series processors have this in them from the start of the series, or since when?

Well, no one answered my question so I had to do some more research and this seems to be the answer to that: "ME is present on all Intel desktop, mobile (laptop), and server systems since mid 2006."

 

[Vya Domus]

Authorities are still people. They aren't infallible and having a permanent backdoor in a system means that when the backdoor gets discovered everyone is screwed. Whether or not the backdoor is discovered is just a matter of time.

Of course a backdoor is a backdoor regardless but handing down all the tools and documentation to everyone sure makes it a hell of a lot harder to keep things safe.

 

[Readlight]

Look like its risky to torn on this machine.
HP Compaq 8200 Elite