This does sound like planned obsolescence to me…
Oop CPU sales are down! Leak one of our critical flaws to force people to upgrade!
Comment on Intel 'Downfall': Severe flaw in billions of CPUs leaks passwords and much more
hark@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Install backdoors and sell that info to governments and companies, then years later reveal the issue to justify downgrading performance of older CPUs to encourage people to upgrade.
JeffCraig@citizensgaming.com 1 year ago
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Just feels like Prism all over again.
1984@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Anti virus has also been caught making viruses.
A lot of shady shit happens she there is money and power to be made.
sab@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I heard that rumor before, is there any source to this? Like, which antivirus companies?
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Just look into John McAfee’s eyes and tell me it isn’t true.
sab@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I guess that’s my fault for not specifically asking for reliable sources.
static_motion@programming.dev 1 year ago
His program was more of a virus than a lot of computer viriuses out there.
1984@lemmy.today 1 year ago
I haven’t found any evidence of this, but that’s to be expected… How would that evidence look like even.
But there has always been rumors of this. And since there is money involved… I think it’s not unlikely.
The argument against this is always “there are so many viruses, antivirus companies can’t create them all”. And nobody is saying that. It’s enough to create one high profile virus and you will sell your anti virus software very easily.
But I think it was more common in the past. Today all companies will buy anti virus software, so it’s guaranteed sales.
PRUSSIA_x86@lemmy.world 1 year ago
“Trust me bro!”
superkret@feddit.de 1 year ago
You said they were caught doing it, though.
lud@lemm.ee 1 year ago
If there is no evidence then stop spreading misinformation.
Clbull@lemmy.world 1 year ago
[citation needed]