▲ 127 ▼ Users cry foul after AMD stripped memory crypto from its consumer CPUs (arstechnica.com) submitted 4 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 7 points 4 months ago (5 children) As an AMD consumer, why would I care about this...? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child) Reading the article AMD pushed a update and that update removed a feature that was once supported. There was also no mention that the update would remove said feature. I dont know, but to me its like buying a car with heated seats. Then getting a update pushed, and those seats being disabled with no way to activate them. Or like having your old iphone performance artificially slowed through updates. The big question is was this accidental in disabling this feature, or was it calculated. And if it was calculated why was there no announcement. The whole thing smells IMO. Long story short, the hardware supports it, but the software disabled it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago wait. so its not something they just removed in future chips. they removed it from the firmware? permalink fedilink source parent [–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (2 children) You might not, someone who self hosts sensitive information might, someone developing software might, someone who is into cyber security might. Not everything is just about you and your specific use case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Well, to me it is, that's why I am earnestly asking the question. Do I/the day to day consumer need to lose our shit over this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fafferlicious@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Here is how it concerns you: By restricting what people can and can't do (by removing features you don't use), they slowly restrict our collective ability to independently verify their claims or to independently serve our own needs - making us more reliant on them. It's small and minor, but it's just like with the DMCA and the new ID laws. It's about slowly erecting barriers that impede our ability to act collectively or anonymously under the guise of it being "for our own good." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child) Reading the article AMD pushed a update and that update removed a feature that was once supported. There was also no mention that the update would remove said feature. I dont know, but to me its like buying a car with heated seats. Then getting a update pushed, and those seats being disabled with no way to activate them. Or like having your old iphone performance artificially slowed through updates. The big question is was this accidental in disabling this feature, or was it calculated. And if it was calculated why was there no announcement. The whole thing smells IMO. Long story short, the hardware supports it, but the software disabled it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago wait. so its not something they just removed in future chips. they removed it from the firmware? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago wait. so its not something they just removed in future chips. they removed it from the firmware? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (2 children) You might not, someone who self hosts sensitive information might, someone developing software might, someone who is into cyber security might. Not everything is just about you and your specific use case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Well, to me it is, that's why I am earnestly asking the question. Do I/the day to day consumer need to lose our shit over this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fafferlicious@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Here is how it concerns you: By restricting what people can and can't do (by removing features you don't use), they slowly restrict our collective ability to independently verify their claims or to independently serve our own needs - making us more reliant on them. It's small and minor, but it's just like with the DMCA and the new ID laws. It's about slowly erecting barriers that impede our ability to act collectively or anonymously under the guise of it being "for our own good." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Well, to me it is, that's why I am earnestly asking the question. Do I/the day to day consumer need to lose our shit over this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fafferlicious@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Here is how it concerns you: By restricting what people can and can't do (by removing features you don't use), they slowly restrict our collective ability to independently verify their claims or to independently serve our own needs - making us more reliant on them. It's small and minor, but it's just like with the DMCA and the new ID laws. It's about slowly erecting barriers that impede our ability to act collectively or anonymously under the guise of it being "for our own good." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fafferlicious@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Here is how it concerns you: By restricting what people can and can't do (by removing features you don't use), they slowly restrict our collective ability to independently verify their claims or to independently serve our own needs - making us more reliant on them. It's small and minor, but it's just like with the DMCA and the new ID laws. It's about slowly erecting barriers that impede our ability to act collectively or anonymously under the guise of it being "for our own good." permalink fedilink source parent