Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:21:29 -0700 From: JD <jd1008@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Users <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: The Intel Management Engine: an attack on computer users' freedom Message-ID: <5A5918C9.4060200@gmail.com>
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Will *-BSD distro OS'es be able to defeat or disable this attack? -------- Forwarded Message -------- /Read and share online:/ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/the-management-engine-an-attack-on-computer-users-freedom Dear Subscriber, "The Management Engine (frequently abbreviated as ME) is a separate computer within Intel computers, which denies users control over their computers, by forcing them to run nonfree software that cannot be modified or replaced by anyone bu t Intel. This is dangerous and unjust. It is a very serious attack on freedom, privacy, and security of computer users. " So writes Denis GNUtoo Carikli, free software activist and one of the co-founders of the Replicant project in a recent article titled "The Management Engine: an attack on computer users' freedom." Intel ME lives inside every computer with an Intel chipset. As a major producer of home and commercial computing techno logy, Intel ME can seem not just pervasive, but ubiquitous. This infringement of freedom is in homes around the world - - and there's nothing that can be done about it. With security issues like the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities discovered in Intel chips -- the most popular chipse t among x86 users -- it's become more important than ever to talk about the necessity of software freedom in these deep ly embedded technologies. In order to help a larger audience understand Intel Management Engine and the way it affects developers and users alike , Carikli began working on a book, a section of which he shared with the FSF for publication. Free Software Foundation /Read and share online: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/the-management-engine-an-attack-on-computer-users-freedom/ Dear Subscriber, "The Management Engine (frequently abbreviated as ME) is a separate computer within Intel computers, which denies users control over their computers, by forcing them to run nonfree software that cannot be modified or replaced by anyone but Intel. This is dangerous and unjust. It is a very serious attack on freedom, privacy, and security of computer users." So writes Denis GNUtoo Carikli, free software activist and one of the co-founders of the Replicant project in a recent article titled "The Management Engine: an attack on computer users' freedom <https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/the-management-engine-an-attack-on-computer-users-freedom>." Intel ME lives inside every computer with an Intel chipset. As a major producer of home and commercial computing technology, Intel ME can seem not just pervasive, but ubiquitous. This infringement of freedom is in homes around the world -- and there's nothing that can be done about it. With security issues like the Spectre and Meltdown <https://www.cnet.com/news/meltdown-spectre-intel-ceo-no-recall-chip-processor/>; vulnerabilities discovered in Intel chips -- the most popular chipset among x86 users -- it's become more important than ever to talk about the necessity of software freedom in these deeply embedded technologies. In order to help a larger audience understand Intel Management Engine and the way it affects developers and users alike, Carikli began working on a book, a section of which he shared with the FSF for publication. You can read and share this article online at FSF.org <https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/the-management-engine-an-attack-on-computer-users-freedom>. Cheers, Molly Follow us on GNU social <https://status.fsf.org/fsf>; | Subscribe to our blogs via RSS <https://fsf.org/blogs/RSS>; | Join us as an associate member <https://www.fsf.org/jf>; Sent from the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1335 UNITED STATES Unsubscribe <https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe?reset=1&jid=156021&qid=31676125&h=db2d3f4e87b3cf14>; from this mailing list. Stop all email <https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/optout?reset=1&jid=156021&qid=31676125&h=db2d3f4e87b3cf14>; from the Free Software Foundation, including Defective by Design, and the Free Software Supporter newsletter.
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