doesn't really change anything, unless you're manufacturing / assembling the hardware yourself.
you're still trusting chip manufacturers, supply lines, etc.
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my point is not of "trust but verify" variety
i own apple and non apple products.
in light of this news my apple devices are compromised and i must wait for apple hardware to catch up.
if hardware for my non apple products suffered such an issue i could easily move to another piece of hardware
fair enough.
my point is that these sorts of issues happen to non apple hardware all the time. e.g. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/data-leaking-downfall-bug-affects-six-generations-of-intel-pc-and-server-cpus/
many people seem to believe that simply running linux will protect them from such vulnerabilities.
this is a major oversight. one worth acknowledging and correcting, in my view.
fair. yes there is nuance here