News - Your PC may be new but, can you trust it?

[HEXUS]

Malware injected straight into the supply chain.

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[Noxvayl]

Typo: "the issue of insure supply chains"

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Formatting before use is already standard practise for me, lets hope that's enough to get rid of it.

[alsenior]

This is why i would like to see a push towards open Firmware in devices like the coreboot project. i dont trust chinese manufacturers at all nor the Chinese government.

[edvinasm]

That is why after receiving preinstaled PC I wipe it all out and install Windows from downloadable content available to everyone (yes, all Windows versions are free to download) followed by drivers.

[amdavies]

Trust my new PC ? I keep my knives locked away for 6 months after I buy a new computer.




That'll be just me then ?

[stereo55]

Just another reason for the USA to quit having our stuff made in China . When we we learn ? *shakes head

[bledd]

Formatting before use is already standard practise for me, lets hope that's enough to get rid of it.

Indeed, it really shouldn't be this way, they load so much junk on new machines, they're like 3 legged dogs when you first get them.

[drowlin]

Wow, has opened my eyes.