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		gradschool on Nov 7, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MINIX: Intel's hidden in-chip operating system The ME has full control of the hardware and could have wiped the hard drive before bricking the machine. The NSA presumably would have preferred a bit of bad PR to actual classified information being leaked. A better argument would be that all laptops approved for use by NSA staff routinely have the HAP bit enabled.

kbart on Nov 7, 2017 [–]

I somehow suspect that Snowden was smart enough not to keep all eggs in a single basket. His laptop might as well has been mugged or stolen.

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