• parpol@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    Some privacy is better than no privacy.

    The Intel Management Engine may be able to bypass my computer’s firewall and have full access to my memory, but I can pull out the Ethernet cable and cut the power.

    • Also it’s easier to just exploit the keylogger in Windows I would imagine. At the very least make sure you don’t select the “express settings” (or whatever it’s called) in the Windows installer.

      There’s a setting called something like “improve typing suggestions” that basically says it sends everything you type to Microsoft. They admit it has a preinstalled keylogger and has for a while.