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.
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.”
As an AMD consumer, why would I care about this…?
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.
wait. so its not something they just removed in future chips. they removed it from the firmware?
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.
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.
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.”