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CircleSpokes

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    Comment #35846500

    I think that would make sense yes. It isn't clear to me why they would distribute the private keys to the OEMs (laziness?).

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    Comment #35846105

    Intel gave it to MSI, but I may have been incorrect before. Apparently the keys was shared across multiple OEMs (at least that is how I read this below) >The leaked private keys af…

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    Comment #35846065

    I can't take people like you seriously. The anticheat isn't a backdoor. It doesn't ship with the operating system or come preinstalled in anyway. You opt into it when you play the …

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    Comment #35845938

    >People don’t care about the anticheat on their computer, they want it foisted on everyone else who plays, which is a sucky proposition for privacy and security minded people. No t…

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    Comment #35845121

    I don't think its absurd at all. It isn't required in anyway (opt in), lets you use your own keys (no preinstalled microsoft or other bigcorp keys), and isn't possible for someone …

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    Comment #35845005

    You are correct. Secure boot is not required to play valorant on windows 10.

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    Comment #35844983

    Anyone saying secureboot "brings absolutely nothing" clearly doesn't understand how secure boot works (or is just arguing in bad faith). Secure boot has issues (see key revocation …

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    Comment #35844904

    I honestly don't understand why people act like this. Wanting to be able to ensure firmware isn't maliciously modified is a good thing. Open firmware is also a good idea obviously …

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    Comment #35844793

    The keys are OEM specific. Intel gives them to MSI so they can sign their firmware/BIOS updates. Clearly MSI didn't handle them well.

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    Comment #35820355

    Except you can use your own keys? Nothing stops you from signing the stuff yourself (other comments in this thread link to a step by step guide!)

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    Comment #35789164

    Not only do they hide it under a group policy even when you enable an "Enhanced PIN" there is a maximum length of 20.

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    Comment #35788568

    It can work yes but AMD chips didn't get GMET until Zen2 so if you leave virtualization based protection on you might see a performance hit. From Microsoft's website: >Memory integ…

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    Comment #35788532

    IIRC it has more to do with that series of chip not having GMET (AMD Guest-Mode Execute Trap for NPT) which is used in Windows 10/11s virtualization based protection. Microsoft req…

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    Comment #35755656

    >Berkeley attempted this and it was recently overturned: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/court-overturns-berkeley-califo ... There is a legal difference between a state banning it and…

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    Comment #35690787

    > If people are not allowed to transfer money anonymously, why allow them communicate anonymously? You can do that in the US though with cash. There might be some transactions that…

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    Comment #35660701

    Acting on behalf of adversarial governments is fine too if you register with the government. In the case linked above they didn't do that and conspired to keep the fact they took o…

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    Comment #35643194

    Except people get arrested for sanction busting somewhat frequently..

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    Comment #35381543

    >Oh, so your advice is to blindly trust whatever they shovel into the public's mouths ? Are you being serious? By this time in history Libya had already established a history for t…

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    Comment #35377749

    Because real life isn't a TV show. That isn't how national security agencies work. They don't dump raw intelligence to the public. The US knew it was Libya obviously, and the data …

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    Comment #35376828

    What a ridiculous thing to say. Do you think the Libyan intelligence service gets to bomb dance clubs and then cry sovereignty when someone bombs some military targets in Libya? I …

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    Comment #35192220

    Now I know you are trolling. Employees forming a union isn't 'parasitizing' an existing one. It is clear you don't even understand the basics of what a union is or how it works. It…

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    Comment #35190840

    Nothing about forming a union is tone deaf. One doesn't have to be 'oppressed' to form a union. This isn't mocking anything.

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    Comment #35190801

    Forming a union isn't entitled. Nothing is wrong with forming and joining a union. Your post is frankly ridiculous.