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Black 4.0 3 years ago

It's rather: ... a competing formatter that may not be used on open-source projects.

The composition of both paints is a trade secret ("closed-source formatters"). The controversy is about disallowing the use on a broad class of projects benefitting the society.

On top of all other advice here: choose your learning material wisely. Ask the existing communities to point you to the best resources for your objective and skill level, then use those resources for a fast-track dive into the topic rather than wasting your time on less helpful material.

I am not an expert in Apple hardware / firmware, but I admire your trust that the US government could not exert the same influence on Apple as they did on Intel.

Intel probably had to disclose the existence of IME due to collaboration with mainboard vendors. Apple does not face this constraint, so it is a lot easier for them to keep such subsystems under wraps.

Of course I'm just speculating here, but a product typically mirrors its environment.

I store both passwords and 2FA in an automated software.

This effectively reduces the 2nd factor to the first, and indeed produces the diminishing return. It's sufficient to hack one system using one method and you compromise both defenses.

The point behind 2nd factor is to provide a second, *independent* layer of protection that would need to be compromised using an entirely different attack.

In the case of the FIDO2 dongles including the Yubikeys the secret isn't even stored on your system, but on the device itself that doesn't even disclose it to your connected system.

Are you criticizing Lego for producing what sells?

There is demand for all sorts of things the society in general considers harmful.

If one chooses to offer it anyway, be prepared for the criticism.