Starting with #Microsoft's #palladium they theorized a new "#SecureComputing" model for allowing companies to reach into your computer long after you had paid for it and brought it home, in order to discipline you for using it in ways that undermined its shareholders' interest.

Secure Computing began with the idea of shipping every computer with *two* CPUs. The first one was the normal CPU, the one you interacted with when you booted it up, loaded your OS, and ran programs.

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The creator of #Qubes / #QubesOS is a brilliant #Polish #security #researcher who has done many other amazing things.

Joanna Rutkowska

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Rutkowska

She has since left the Qubes project to focus on other things and you can learn more about that on her website:

https://invisiblethingslab.com

#JoannaRutkowska #Security #Infosec #SecureComputing #OS