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		Wowfunhappy on May 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New x86 micro-op vulnerability breaks all known Sp... If a nation state wants to hack into my computer, I have absolute confidence they will succeed. They are not a part of my personal threat model.

ben_w on May 1, 2021 [–]

If they’re targeting me in particular, I agree.

If they’re targeting Joe and Jane Average, the long history of government tech procurement failures means I expect them to fail — fail dangerously, but fail.

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