RISC-V and Linux Foundations will partner to promote open source CPU

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Absolutely. An open source hardware with some sort of documented or audit-able security so that the end user has control of their own hardware would be a boon.

The Intel Management Engine is one backdoor "where only the manufacturer" has the cryptographic keys to access.

AMD processors also have Critical Security Vulnerabilities