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		MBCook on Nov 10, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “We have obtained fully functional JTAG for Intel ... What percentage of people would really want that? The vast majority of consumers don’t know/care. Or it’s sold as a feature. Most businesses probaby WANT the feature. See other comments in this discussion about lights-out management. I’m guessing t wouldn’t be economically worth it.

confounded on Nov 10, 2017 [–]

If you’re not using it, then it’s a big unpatched vulnerability. I’ve never worked anywhere that uses it, although I’m sure a few places do.

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