Why Rosyna Can't Take a Movie Screenshot
This is all ultimately pointless because it's not like the video decoder checks the integrity of its own code or the CPU running it or the compiler that compiled it or that the OS it was tested against is actually running.  (Reflections on trusting trust.)  Nothing actually cares about secure boot or end-to-end code validation; Apple doesn't even include equipment on their mainboards to do this anymore.  Meanwhile, if you're going to grab pixels to pirate video, that's easy: HDCP is broken, so just grab it at the link layer.  The key you need is on Pastebin!<p>Consumer DRM has always been a hardware-selling maneuver as far as I can tell.  "You need HDCP in order to watch this video."  "I do?  But HDCP is broken."  "Just buy a new monitor anyway."  The Management Engine sounds like a similar scheme.  "You need an Intel Management Engine to watch this video." "I do?" "Yes, it's very convenient for us that you need to buy a new computer even though your current computer works fine otherwise."<p>Intel's just using Hollywood's fear of piracy to sell new computers, ignoring the fact that the pirates are still pirating movies without any problems.  It's more funny than sad.