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		seemslegit on Aug 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Purism avoids Intel’s Active Management Techno... What are the odds that the chips that don't feature AMT/ME don't have it physically as opposed to it just being crippled in firmware ? In which case if one is worried about government backdoors this should alleviate exactly zero concerns.

wmf on Aug 16, 2020 [–]

This topic is well understood so there's no need for "odds". All the chips have ME. AMT is a firmware feature that can be removed or not bought.

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