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Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs
Critics saw the move as an underhanded way to steer them toward more costly chips.
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Critics saw the move as an underhanded way to steer them toward more costly chips. Consumer AMD CPUs will once again offer encryption protections against physical attacks after facing user backlash for silently removing the feature.
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