But wait! There's more... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrksBdWcZgQ
(I see your "solution" and raise you two more problems) Regards, *ASB* On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > The OS in question (minix), isn't in the main CPU - it's in the CPU of the > management engine, which is completely separate, and doesn't, or at least > shouldn't, affect system performance. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology#Hardware > > That actually makes it worse, since as long as the machine is connect to > power, even though putatively "off", the management engine is available. > That is, if it's been configured. This is an enterprise feature, so the ME > is usually not active in consumer-grade computers. > > But, if it's present and turned on, then it's pretty risky: > https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/09/chipzilla_come_ > closer_closer_listen_dump_ime/ > > But there's some hope, of a sort - Google is on the case: > http://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-removing-minix- > management-engine-intel,35876.html > > Kurt > > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 6:34 AM, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> No wonder our machines don't seem as fast as we think they *could* be... >> They're busy running more stuff than we thought: >> >> http://www.zdnet.com/article/minix-intels-hidden-in-chip-ope >> rating-system/ >> >> The security implications are also pretty staggering... >> >> Regards, >> >> *ASB* >> >> >
