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> I wonder if this will at all dissuade either Intel or AMD into continuing to make these super privileged processors whose functions are completely hidden

Our brightest hope for reform involves (a) a breach involving ME and (b) European regulators laying fines on Intel.



What about fully libre firmware such as libreboot? What about isolating and disabling the ME as what Purism has done? What about fully open processors based upon open instruction sets such as RISC-V?




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