![]() The Intel Management Engine is a tool that ships with Intel chipsets, purportedly to ease the job of system administrators. ![]() Thanks to Denis GNUtoo Carikli, we have a new basis for that conversation in this article. Serious as though these bugs may be, we cannot let them distract us from the broader issues: Intel considers the Intel Management Engine a feature, while it's nothing more than a threat to user freedom. With security issues like the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities discovered in Intel chips in early 2018, it became more important than ever to talk about the necessity of software freedom in these deeply embedded technologies.
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