Nvidia defiant over backdoors and kill switches in GPUs as U.S. mulls tracking requirements — calls them 'permanent flaws' that are 'a gift to hackers'

Tom's Hardware
Aug 6, 2025, 9:00 am137 pts
Nvidia has denied backdoors or kill switches in its GPUs amid U.S. proposals for location tracking to enforce export controls. The company calls such features a security risk and “permanent flaw,” warning they could undermine trust. Nvidia lost $8B in sales from recent export restrictions.

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