Reply to post: Re: The bug is better than the buggy fix !!!

'WHAT THE F*CK IS GOING ON?' Linus Torvalds explodes at Intel spinning Spectre fix as a security feature

ibmalone

Re: The bug is better than the buggy fix !!!

manufacturer wont be able to use meltdown to grab the SSL keys and cookie details for your active Amazon connection, then instruct amazon via that authorised and established connection to add a new delivery address

This is actually one thing Amazon do not too badly. You cannot get your stored credit card details back off Amazon, and attempting to enter a new delivery address requires re-confirming your payment details. Of course, compromise the connection and you can pretend to be Amazon, requesting confirmation of payment details...

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