EU digital sovereignty project faces security challenge from Intel and AMD chip vulnerabilities
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Summary
This opinion article argues that the EU's push for digital sovereignty is undermined by its reliance on Intel and AMD chips, which contain opaque Ring -3 management subsystems that could pose security risks. The author suggests that this vulnerability, rather than being a failure, might actually strengthen the digital sovereignty project by forcing Europe to confront these hidden hardware backdoors and develop truly sovereign alternatives.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThere's a spy in the court of Europe's digital sovereignty.
Both companies' chips have so-called Ring -3 management subsystems, complete computers with deep access to the host system, while remaining largely opaque to the people who own and administer it.
All this isn't secret, even if it's not widely discussed.
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