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@Nick2021

Malware can be inserted either by the chip designer, or by the designer of the subsystem libraries that the designer is using.

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Purism products feel like an obvious vector for targeting

I’m kind of reluctant to get Purism products because it feels like an obvious vector for targeting those who want to ‘go dark’ that badly. [The Purism] products might be compromised in a way that renders interdiction redundant. Just a hunch though–nothing substantial to base this on. The same reasoning might apply to [software], but I think it’s much harder to compromise an open-source OS than it is to install a microscopic piece of hardware into a system (something the Bloomberg piece on Chin…