security AMDFLAWS: a series of potentially devastating (but controversial) attacks on AMD processors Cory Doctorow
security Intel x86s hide another CPU that can take over your machine (you can't audit it) Damien Zammit
Business Error 53: Apple remotely bricks phones to punish customers for getting independent repairs Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets Who should know what's happening in your computer? Who should control it? Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets Anti-malware hardware has the potential to make it illegal and impossible to choose to run Linux Cory Doctorow
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1201 Apple's extension of "Activation Locks" to laptops will turn refurbishable electronics into e-waste Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Tpmfail: a timing attack that can extract keys from secure computing chips in 4-20 minutes Cory Doctorow
happy mutants OLIVE: a system for emulating old OSes on old processors that saves old data from extinction Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Excellent explainer: how consensus algorithms (including Bitcoin/blockchain) work Cory Doctorow
security Intel's Management Engine, a secure-computer-within-your-computer, is really, really insecure Cory Doctorow
