vPro Remote Access

[Trentreant]

Lookey here, even more ways to have someone take over your PC and get into yo' shite.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39455/128/

[AMuse]

That looks like some scary stuff. I mean:

"The ability for a CPU, chipset and network chip to operate independently of the OS through commands given to it from hidden, out-of-band communications is a telltale sign that it is possible. And while there may be many applications which benefit from such technology (Intel indicates billions of dollars saved, including hundreds of thousands of tons of greenhouse gas emissions, through the use of vPro's ability to operate even if the machine is off), the enabling factors are there for vPro to be used by another type of system; something like Big Brother."

So no firewalls or any other OS safeguards. Boo.

[Nautilus]

Oh wait, that one is outdated now.

[Synthere]

Oh wait, that one is outdated now.

May be outdated but you can keep the slogan and update the pic.

[CaseInPoint]

So does this mean that I need to go with Apple for my next computer or is this going to be the case for any new brands period?