Intel chipsets probably compromised. How does this affect SAFE Network?

Is it just me donning my tinfoil hat here due to lack of technical knowledge or is there some worrying connections here and implications for the Internet of Things etc. Surely either both are good, or both bad, or both the same anyway…

and at least one use

https://communities.intel.com/community/itpeernetwork/healthcare/blog/2015/04/08/virtual-care-technology-transforms-home-healthcare-empowers-patients