Intel CEO Refuses To Answer Questions On Whether NSA Can Access Processors

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Fernando_Negro
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se unió: 06/17/2012

http://www.prisonplanet.com/intel-ceo-refuses-to-answer-questions-on-whether-nsa-can-access-processors.html

(One most interesting paragraph, from the text, relating to Free Software:)

"In December, developers of the FreeBSD operating system noted that they could no longer trust[*] Intel and Via’s chip-based cryptographic security, saying that there was a very high possibility that the NSA had backdoor access."

* http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/we-cannot-trust-intel-and-vias-chip-based-crypto-freebsd-developers-say/

FreedomOfTheOpenCode
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se unió: 12/13/2013

By not answering, he did answer, assuming these reports are true. Now rogue states and criminal crackers know there's something worth looking for. Great.

antiesnob
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se unió: 08/22/2013

Not answering is not a proof of anything.

FreedomOfTheOpenCode
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se unió: 12/13/2013

Why would he risk losing sales to foreign countries when he could have denied it was true?

antiesnob
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se unió: 08/22/2013

What risk? Do you know facebook? What's up? If you tell people they're spying onto them they do not care. There's no risk to lose any profit from people because they are stupid and our disgrace.

FreedomOfTheOpenCode
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se unió: 12/13/2013
antiesnob
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se unió: 08/22/2013

In two years no one will care about it. States turn down buying Intel now but then they will start buying again.

Fernando_Negro
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se unió: 06/17/2012

And, when speaking of "rogue states and criminal crackers", you can put the US and EU (a.k.a. Western) governments, and their agencies, on top of the list.

FreedomOfTheOpenCode
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se unió: 12/13/2013

I'm more concerned about malware and attacks on infrastructure etc.

quantumgravity
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se unió: 04/22/2013

Omg could this mean that somebody is spying on us?? And that we can't trust intel??

I really heard more surprising news in my live.

Magic Banana

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I am a translator!

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se unió: 07/24/2010

That kind of cynicism does not lead anywhere. The problem exists. Already being aware of it does not make it less of a problem.