That isn't how it necessarily works, and not all features are possible outside of a complete package such as a laptop, cell phone or tv. The original product development was the intel management engine and was already out in 2008. Plus the chinese will embed the same kind of thing in products they have influence over; dig about supermicro for sauce on that one.
Systemd is extremely likely to be a BND project, so five-eyes can get into most of them now.
Cars after have them too now.