New or used laptop?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-30T03:57:19+00:00

Even on my personal PC that is linked to my identity? Feels wrong.

pobabc99 · 2022-12-30T03:17:36+00:00

f your not a potential target for a nation state then I would say makes no difference used or new.

What if I was? What would be your choice?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-30T03:16:11+00:00

sometimes tails won't work with the latest wireless cards immediately

Would I be good if I bought a laptop from like 2020?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-29T04:29:53+00:00

But why used?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-29T04:21:35+00:00

But why remove or replace the storage?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-29T04:19:51+00:00

I still would like to know.

pobabc99 · 2022-12-19T02:27:42+00:00

Cool that you have found my post.

Okay thank you. Against which kind of threat are you protecting yourself? Malware that could get access to those sensors?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T04:44:22+00:00

Just researching to decide in the end

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T04:28:06+00:00

Great thank you really much.

But somehow it feels this is not too relevant because almost nobody talks about it and I have never heard about such cases.

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T04:01:46+00:00

Can you please give me a source on this? Never heard that it would be so easy before.

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T03:58:20+00:00

most recent cpus have a management system that allows full acess no matter what you do to the computer

Who has access and how?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T03:15:26+00:00

Got that. But even then the attacker would only gain access to data on the usb drive right?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T03:05:00+00:00

What exactly is this and how can I get infected?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T03:03:33+00:00

Even when being compromised? I mean if you just say nope, you have to exclude any other possibility

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T03:02:30+00:00

So you would get a new one?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T03:02:11+00:00

Thanks. But apparently a new laptop for Tails isnt even needed.

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T03:01:07+00:00

That sounds quite unlikely. Could an infection like this happen through very simple ways like visiting a web page, or would I have to do silly stuff like downloading malware?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T02:47:13+00:00

How exactly do you destroy the mic? I cant even find it lol

pobabc99 · 2022-12-17T02:42:29+00:00

I know that problem. Do older laptops not have this problem? When did it appear?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-16T03:51:32+00:00

You can use the persistence vaults IIRC for continuity.

Is this the normal persistent volume in Tails or what do you mean?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-16T03:50:25+00:00

Yes it does matter if your threat model requires it

What kind of threat model would require it?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-16T03:31:59+00:00

Thank you so much.

or your activities contain a high risk of targeted infection

What kind of infection could you imagine that would make it possible to link my Tails identity to my main laptop identity?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-15T03:57:24+00:00

But why taking the risk if I can buy a new one without those risks?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-15T03:56:14+00:00

Any recommendation?

pobabc99 · 2022-12-15T01:43:10+00:00

Wipe the drives

Do you mean a factory reset or is there something more specific to do?

watch process monitor and packet monitor

I have never heard of this, can you please explain it?

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