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galvin on Jan 11, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Meltdown Update Kernel doesnt boot

Adding a backdoor seems unreasonable but they may have chosen performance over security. Even if this individual bug wasn't intentional they are responsible for setting their priorities.

Filligree on Jan 11, 2018 [–]

There are CPUs available which choose security over performance. They aren't made by Intel, but you can buy them, and they're even cheaper.

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