Maybe you've got it backwards? Maybe many people trusted Intel until they learned about the ME and how hard it is to switch it off, and the fact that if you switch it off you should use a special flag requested by the NSA that was previously unpublished.
I certainly trust Intel way less than before some of the more fishy details about the Intel ME got out.
I certainly trust Intel way less than before some of the more fishy details about the Intel ME got out.