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Semiconductor manufacturers in Taiwan can remotely disable their chip-making machines in the event of a Chinese invasion. (www.bloomberg.com)

submitted 6 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Depends how its set up. So long as it's fully independent and disconnected from existing digital infrastructure it should be safer. It could be as simple as explosives hard-wired with a buried line running up into some bunker up in the mountains.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

So long as it’s fully independent and disconnected from existing digital infrastructure it should be safer.

It's a puzzle, because anything with too many safety features can be easily disarmed. But anything with too few can be prematurely detonated.

Imagine what happens to the Taiwanese economy if there's a Chinese feint or false alarm and the facility bricks itself. A massive economic downturn would not work to the benefit of an island so heavily reliant on foreign trade.