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    Re: A good reason not to buy from Dell

    Im half tempted to crack open my laptop (not a dell) and check it out, even though I know its a hoax lol.
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    Re: A good reason not to buy from Dell

    Quote Originally Posted by slimdog360 View Post
    Im half tempted to crack open my laptop (not a dell) and check it out, even though I know its a hoax lol.
    I'm always tempted to crack open my laptop, well I've done it more than once. Aparently plastic casing isn't axe resistant
    Since I get asked alot, I am originally from Ukraine but am Russian by nationality. My nick means specter in Russian.

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    Re: A good reason not to buy from Dell

    GOD! This almost gave me a heart-attack at 30. Would have been one more reason to be afraid for the world my kids are gonna grow up in.

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    Re: A good reason not to buy from Dell

    my hero* would be proud of the perpetrator.


    (*see http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthre...highlight=hero )

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    Re: A good reason not to buy from Dell

    Quote Originally Posted by MetalMusicAddict View Post
    GOD! This almost gave me a heart-attack at 30. Would have been one more reason to be afraid for the world my kids are gonna grow up in.
    Considering that TPM chips are being installed in alot of new machines and most OS's (including Linux btw) do support it. There will be little need for hardware keyloggers TPM will enable snooping around your computer just as easily.
    Since I get asked alot, I am originally from Ukraine but am Russian by nationality. My nick means specter in Russian.

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    Quote Originally Posted by prizrak View Post
    Considering that TPM chips are being installed in alot of new machines and most OS's (including Linux btw) do support it. There will be little need for hardware keyloggers TPM will enable snooping around your computer just as easily.
    Sad truth. Ill just try to buy hardware without it for as long as I can.

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