floofloof@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoFed-up Torvalds suggests disabling AMD’s 'stupid' performance-killing fTPM RNGwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1554arrow-down16
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minus-squareArcticAmphibian@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·1 year agoSure, but does a grandmother’s Solitaire & Facebook PC really need quick encrypting and decrypting? Anyone not dealing with sensitive info doesn’t need one.
minus-squareShere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoYes, because they are the least likely to know they are a part of a botnet
minus-squareSolar Bear@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoThere’s no downside to having it. There’s many downsides to not having it. This seems pretty cut and dry to me.
Sure, but does a grandmother’s Solitaire & Facebook PC really need quick encrypting and decrypting? Anyone not dealing with sensitive info doesn’t need one.
Yes, because they are the least likely to know they are a part of a botnet
There’s no downside to having it. There’s many downsides to not having it. This seems pretty cut and dry to me.