Tyler Mace <tylerdm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Do any of you feel like this is a non-story? Or should I reconsider > purchasing Lenovo hardware in the future? > > http://www.afr.com/p/technology/spy_agencies_ban_lenovo_pcs_on_security_HVgcKTHp4bIA4ulCPqC7SL
(1) Rumor monging. "Alleged proof that the earth is flat remains highly classified." (2) Since the NSA has preferential access to all sorts of vulnerabilities (if not outright backdoors) in IT equipment exported by American companies, it stands to reason that they are scared shitless of the reverse scenario. (3) There is an ever-increasing amount of code running outside the control of the operating system. Have you looked at the remote management options of a plain office PC lately? CPU microcode updates from the BIOS? And what *does* all that SMM code do? It's all completely trustworthy and bug free, I'm sure. -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber na...@mips.inka.de
