Intel ME explained (intel management engine) from insider

The problem of having a "secret" computer (with an operating system) within your computer. [VIDEO] This embedded computer system has access to all your memory devices. Disabling it? Not convenient.

The Intel Management Engine always runs as long as the motherboard is receiving power, even when the computer is turned off. This issue can be mitigated with deployment of a hardware device, which is able to disconnect mains power. Intel's main competitor AMD has incorporated the equivalent AMD Secure Technology (formally called Platform Security Processor) in virtually all of its post-2013 CPUs. [LINK] Ylian Saint-Hilaire, principal Engineer working on remote management software including hardware manageability: [VIDEO] [LINK]

I use KeePassXC to manage passwords. Save the encrypted file (Password.kdbx, 3 kB) wherever you want. Extra points: For emails, buy a domain like mydomain.com for about $15 a year. This lets you have a stable email address (e.g., [email protected]) no matter which email service you use. Consider [LINK] or something similar. I also use Portmaster when I am on Windows. Forget defending against the government, they have state authority (violence, jail time), you don't. See: [LINK] One-time pad (OTP) or "true randomness" (uniform probability distribution) is your only safe option (as long as they cannot time travel), but do it offline. Don't trust computers, see: Intel ME explained (intel management engine) from insider [VIDEO] Physics is your only safe haven. Seemingly, everything/everybody has to abide by the law of physics. Even your "almighty" state.