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bemildred

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3. All those chips and devices with non-volatile memory and upgrade ports.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Aug 28, 2015, 10:23 AM

Aug 2015

Tsk. I remember the first time I upgraded the BIOS on a new motherboard, I said at the time: "Hmm, this has other possibilities."

But firmware is so much cheaper than hardware, and putting fixes out on the net for users to access is so much cheaper than any other way of fixing bad product, so it's everywhere.

It's almost as feckless as putting all our money on the internet.

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The Way GCHQ Obliterated The Guardian�s Laptops May Have Revealed More Than It Intended [View all] marmar Aug 2015 OP

Interesting. n/t DirkGently Aug 2015 #1

Well, there is a way to secure your data from any possible hacking, but it's pretty elaborate. DetlefK Aug 2015 #2

Actually, they probably can Hydra Aug 2015 #9

The technology is not as advanced as you think. DetlefK Aug 2015 #11

Fascinating info Hydra Aug 2015 #14

As I said: Follow the non-existent money. DetlefK Aug 2015 #15

Actually, were it me Hydra Aug 2015 #16

All those chips and devices with non-volatile memory and upgrade ports. bemildred Aug 2015 #3

Free people don't need freedom. Octafish Aug 2015 #4

You're surprised to see a directive for employees Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #6

Good for you. I side with Freedom of the Press. Octafish Aug 2015 #7

So everything should be fair game for the press, no matter what? Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #8

Sure- if the gov't isn't doing anything wrong... Hydra Aug 2015 #10

Not necessarily.... Adrahil Aug 2015 #13

Pretty much, that's their job, and we need to let them do it. bemildred Aug 2015 #12

So Glenn is reheating his own two-year-old story Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #5