I get the general idea that it's not normal for us not to have full access to the products we own, and I absolutely support it in spirit, and I believe it is an important right that we will have to fight for, lest we end up with more and more totalitarian control of our lives.
But I don't really see how you can compare this to an attack, unless you actually prove some measurable harm today. What exactly are they doing with your computer that harms you in any direct way?
I absolutely agree on your last point though. It is quite a tragedy when we think about the amount of human intelligence and hard work that has been thrown away on protecting systems from their own owners.
> What exactly are they doing with your computer that harms you in any direct way.
Remember the Sony root kit[1]?
So we agree that the measures were harmful in the past. Of course you wouldn’t ask if we were widely aware of current issues. I think we also agree that a lot of interesting things can be hidden from the user if you have access to the keys to the secured enclaves (or if you manage to break in). If this was ever exploited, we may know in a few years or never.
But I don't really see how you can compare this to an attack, unless you actually prove some measurable harm today. What exactly are they doing with your computer that harms you in any direct way?
I absolutely agree on your last point though. It is quite a tragedy when we think about the amount of human intelligence and hard work that has been thrown away on protecting systems from their own owners.