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[Pifanjr]

Anyone able to give more insight on this. Guy is pretty much talking Greek to me, but security risk and spying seem to be the in thing here.

Is it time to switch to Linux?

View: https://youtu.be/t1eX_vvAlUc?si=rWHulDeosg8nU7sp

I didn't watch the video, but as far as I'm aware the TPM chip is just a separate storage for keys used for encryption. for example those used by Bitlocker. It just makes it harder for that encryption to be cracked/circumvented.

From what I understand however is that this chip can also be used for Remote Attestation, which is basically a way to prove to another piece of software you're connecting to that your PC hasn't been tampered with. However, what is considered as "tampered" is subjective. One example is that some apps no longer work on GrapheneOS, a modified version of Android, because it isn't seen as "safe". There are plenty of reasons one might not want to use products developed by Google, but if those are the only ones considered "safe" by, for example, your bank or your government you might not have a choice.

 

[Charagma]

I didn't watch the video, but as far as I'm aware the TPM chip is just a separate storage for keys used for encryption. for example those used by Bitlocker. It just makes it harder for that encryption to be cracked/circumvented.

From what I understand however is that this chip can also be used for Remote Attestation, which is basically a way to prove to another piece of software you're connecting to that your PC hasn't been tampered with. However, what is considered as "tampered" is subjective. One example is that some apps no longer work on GrapheneOS, a modified version of Android, because it isn't seen as "safe". There are plenty of reasons one might not want to use products developed by Google, but if those are the only ones considered "safe" by, for example, your bank or your government you might not have a choice.

Long tedious video but yes, he mentions BitLocker and AI and several other things in there. Pretty much said that due to TPM Microsoft decides what is allowed to work on your pc. In specific said that Win11 deleted his Ubuntu installations (twice) because of tpm that was not registered or something like that.

 

[Charagma]

I've never heard of Optimist

LMAO, only reason I know about it is because I own one, else would also have said I never heard of it.

, but I just got an email from BikeInn of Mark Cavendish with a new model of cycling glasses by Oakley that has a small camera just above the nose bridge. It's said to be AI driven (isn't just about everything that's high tech anymore?)

I am very interested in the iGPSPORT BSC300. In specific for the GPS function.

Pretty much nothing I want to video while I am riding. In my case if it has an audio function all you will hear is me blowing like a steam train and granny gearing up anything that looks remotely uphill.

As far as Windows OSes go, Microsoft ever since Windows became used as a widespread OS decades ago, worked with agencies like the NSA to build code into their OSes that can be used to filter trigger words used by terrorists. It's never been about randomly spying on civilians. Anything you hear otherwise is strictly tin foil hat conspiracy theorist ramblings. Nothing to worry about.

Yeah, had a look at Linux (Bazzite) and they pretty much said I need a better GPU to run it. So, MS will have to look if they want to, nothing I can do anyway. LMAO