(2018)
And "x86" sort of gives the wrong impression -- this isn't an AMD or Intel chip; it's a 2001-era VIA chip.
Intel chips also have a hardware backdoor in the form of a separate core that the neither the user nor the installed operating system control.
Intel Management Engine:
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine
As do AMD chips:
AMD Platform Security Processor:
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Process...
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Intel chips also have a hardware backdoor in the form of a separate core that the neither the user nor the installed operating system control.
Intel Management Engine:
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine
As do AMD chips:
AMD Platform Security Processor:
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Process...