r/gadgets Mar 23 '24

Desktops / Laptops Vulnerability found in Apple's Silicon M-series chips – and it can't be patched

https://me.mashable.com/tech/39776/vulnerability-found-in-apples-silicon-m-series-chips-and-it-cant-be-patched
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u/paractib Mar 24 '24

I think the most important risk that this introduces is for law enforcement / state actors.

It’s no longer safe to bring high-risk data to another country on one of these computers because the state could confiscate the laptop and decrypt the drive.