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macspoofing on Dec 11, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: A preview of x64 emulation on Windows for ARM

>I hope that the possibility of an industry-wide switch to ARM doesn't take away the flexibility we now have with the PC

That's a 100% inevitability. Every new CPU architecture incorporates an entire set of new restrictions under the guise of security and privacy.

q-big on Dec 12, 2020 [–]

> That's a 100% inevitability. Every new CPU architecture incorporates an entire set of new restrictions under the guise of security and privacy.

Under the guise of security: for sure. But where are the restrictions under the guise of privacy? In my observation, the trend rather moves away from privacy.

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