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> Did you know that technologies such as Intel Boot Guard that have existed for the better part of a decade defend well against such attacks that might seek to overwrite flash memory?

It's rather funny to see Boot Guard as a "good" example here. Boot Guard is what's actually taking freedom away. With a vendor-locked Boot Guard configuration, you cannot replace the firmware with anything not signed by the vendor. Bye bye dreams of coreboot (until a private key leaks like it just did ha ha).

Netflix & co denying service to machines that don't pass Microsoft attestation? Literally who cares, just go to The Pirate Bay instead.