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[IT Guy @T3chFalcon]

Most people who care about privacy focus on their operating system. Linux over Windows. open source over proprietary.

That's good. it's also not enough.

Here's what's running below your OS on almost every Intel computer made since 2006:

The Intel Management Engine is a separate processor inside your chipset running its own closed-source operating system called Minix 3. It has direct access to your RAM, storage, network, and peripherals. it runs at Ring -3 below your kernel, below your hypervisor, below everything your OS can see or control. it stays active even when your computer is powered off as long as it's plugged in.

You cannot audit it. you cannot disable it through normal means. You cannot detect what it's doing from inside your OS.

The EFF called it a security hazard in 2017. The Libreboot project said it has complete access to and control over your PC, including the ability to track keystrokes, capture screen images, and examine all running applications.

Intel confirmed multiple vulnerabilities in ME in 2017 affecting 6th through 8th generation Core processors, Xeon, and Atom chips. Researchers demonstrated it could be used to inject rootkits remotely via the network interface.

The only known method to fully disable it was discovered by Positive Technologies. They found a hidden bit in the firmware labeled 'HAP enable' part of an NSA program called High Assurance Platform.

The NSA has a switch to disable Intel ME.

you don't.

if you want hardware that doesn't include ME: AMD processors do not have the same implementation. Purism builds laptops with ME neutralized. The Libreboot project has a list of hardware that can run without proprietary firmware.

Your threat model determines how far down this rabbit hole you need to go.

But you should know the rabbit hole exists.

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES.

Does anyone else notice that no matter how many folks are posting about the Epstein files, it never trends on X?

[onion person @CantEverDie]

>becomes prime minister
>wins largest majority seen in labour history
>pivots the party hard right, cracks down on palestinian protestors and privacy rights
>completely destroys the labour party
>resigns

what was bro doing any of this for

[AHSTROL ⚠️🧪YT & TWITCH PARTNER PUSHING @AHSTROL]

The mother had proof she paid for the diapers, the cops forgot all of their training and shot into that car. They all need to be fired and held responsible along with Walmart.

[CR1337 @CR1337]

The home of Danish privacy activist Lars Andersen was raided by masked police forces after he published his 'two favourite numbers', a 10 digit and a 8 digit number, spelled out in letters; it were the social security and phone number of Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of Denmark, who wants to ban encryption (CSA) and introduce mass surveillance.

"Rules for thee, but not for me..."

[The_Bladedancer @Piglin_Nerd]

If these "age verification" laws aren't swiftly crushed, incidents like this and identity theft will become more and more common.

Putting everyone online at risk for superficial gains at best is a losing strategy.

[Amber Woods @AmberWoods100]

All redacted.
All Epstein’s recruiters and assistants.
All are free and living with extreme wealth.
At least one of them participated in the grooming and abuse of girls.

[Kapitan 🔻 @AndaluzKapitan]

Las bajas irán cada vez a más ya que no paran de aumentar la edad de jubilación.

Os imagináis a un obrero en un andamio con 65 años?
A una camarera de piso limpiando 40 habitaciones en 1 día?
Reponedores?etc etc

No son jetas. Es q es inhumano.

[Jainko Barik @Jainko_Barik]

Ahora, cuando empieza a afectar a los ricos, ya sí es un "enorme problema social".
Antes no.

[Emilio Delgado @EmilioDelgadoOr]

Las bajas son un “tsunami”, las horas extras que no se pagan son un “ahorro”.
La Neolengua de los liberales es fascinante.

[aapayés @aapayes]

🇵🇸Niña palestina que relevo a su madre periodista después de haber sido asesinada por el ejército sionista del apartheid israelí

Corresponsal de guerra de 11 años en Gaza Israel ha asesinado a muchísimos periodistas, incluida su madre. ¿Asesinarán a esta niña talentosa, también?

[OC Scanner 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 @OC_Scanner]

HOW THE FUCK DO YOU SHOOT A DOG WEARING A BASKETBALL SHIRT.

Fuck No Man.

[Dr. NSPM-7 Whoa🔻🌺 @dasmadchengyal]

🗣️ SEX WORKERS WARNED US WHEN THE US GOVERNMENT WENT AFTER BACKPAGE & PASSED FOSTA/SESTA

[Clint Russell @LibertyLockPod]

Just so you know. This is him spitting directly in Vance and Trump's faces. He is saying in no uncertain terms that he will do whatever he wants and America will do nothing about it. It's time to completely cut these psychopaths off.

[brecht apologist @madison_tayt]

people wanted my head on a pike for pointing this out

[Brandon Bradford @BrandonLBradfor]

Man do I have news for you about all of history

[lulu .✦ ݁˖ CVR 🇶🇦 @p1astr1es]

the reason why Palestine isn’t being seen anymore is because there’s barely any journalists left. Lebanon is going through a severe escalation. Palestine is still going through a genocide. 150k people were killed in Sudan. People in congo are being killed. Don’t stop talking.

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

They were in Lebanon.

THEY WERE IN LEBANON.

THEY WERE KILLED IN FUCKING LEBANON, THE COUNTRY THEY WERE FUCKING INVADING.

I feel like I'm going insane.

[Mololuwa | Cybersecurity - (The God Complex) @cyber_rekk]

The EU is building an age verification system that requires a passport to access adult content online

A security researcher hacked the app in under two minutes

Passport data was stored in plain text
Biometric checks were disabled without triggering any alarm

The EU's response: the app still has value even if it can be bypassed

Their solution to the bypass: discuss restricting VPNs

The proposed VPN countermeasures include blocking commercial VPN IP ranges, triangulating GPS with carrier data, and ISP-level traffic filtering

No VPN ban has been passed
The direction of travel is clear

A system built to protect children is leaking passport data and pointing toward infrastructure controls that journalists, lawyers, and dissidents depend on

They are lying
they built a surveillance system that doesn't work
and the fix is more surveillance

Tshhhhhh

[Artur Nadolny @ArturNadol7566]

A barrister hired a digger and physically restored a dead river, brought back fish, herons and dragonflies, and the Environment Agency response is to threaten him with two years in prison for not having a permit.