[mdlug-discuss] [mdlug] [Fwd: [opensuse-offtopic] And now theManchurianmicrochip]

[Aaron Kulkis]

Ingles, Raymond wrote:
>> From: Aaron Kulkis
> 
>>>  I'm not saying this is actually what's going on. I think the actual
>>> threat is probably a lot smaller than the article makes it out to
> be,
>>> but it's not zero.
>> According to a reply I received, from someone who happens to be an
>> officer stationed in S. Korea, the article only scratches the surface.
>>
>> Apparently, DOD has proof.
> 
>  The problem is, they also allegedly have aliens at Roswell. :->

That whole hoax was started in a book written by the same guy
who sold another book starting the "Bermuda Triangle" nonsense.

> 
>  Such proof *could* certainly exist, but I can't know that.

> I've seen enough disinformation from the government to keep
> me from automatically trusting such pronouncements, especially
> when what I know about the technology involved makes it seem unlikely.

But generally, the DOD isn't in the business of fooling itself
into spending a lot more for equipment than what it's currently
paying.

If this is a lie...what's in it for the DOD?  NOTHING.


> 
>  Like I said, a full "call home" module - particularly on multiple
> platforms - would require nigh-miraculous levels of engineering skill.

Or just burying it in the BIOS, and using the magic of DMA
to move data off of the disk drive and out the network.


> *That's* what I doubt, strongly. Relatively slight fudges of hardware to
> defeat memory protection seem much more within the realm of possibility,
> and would still be of major concern. The good news is that modern
> processors have a surprising amount of flexibility in their microcode,
> and can often be 'patched' to work around flaws.

You're focusing on one chip.
What they're talking about is the entire system.