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Semiconductor manufacturers in Taiwan can remotely disable their chip-making machines in the event of a Chinese invasion. (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

"The whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost if you keep it a secret!"

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    no, you're thinking about it wrong. The whole point of a doomsday machine is useless if it's countered by simply being known about.

    China knowing how TSMC has their delete key working, shouldn't make a fucking difference, on whether or not it works. If it does, it's not a very good delete key, because china probably already knows how it works, as well as the US.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You need to watch Dr. Strangelove or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb by Stanley Kubrik friend.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    probably, i'm just repeating standard rules of security practice though. If it's only secure because someone doesn't know about it. It's not secure.

    I highly doubt TSMC is doing anything less than the state of the art practices with regards to this problem.

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