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Linus Torvalds suggests disabling AMD's 'stupid' fTPM to solve a persistent stuttering issue | The problem affects Ryzen-based PCs running both Windows and Linux::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The treacherous platform module has always been malware

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not just for that. It's useful also for allowing storing your data safely. For example to keep fingerprints safe or other similar information.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If it was for that, it'd be locked with my keys, not some megacorp's. The concept of treacherous computing is to let the corpos trust your computer to betray you for their profits.

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