Answer by Dmitry Grigoryev for Is it safe to use a second hand laptop after...
On a practical note, if you're concerned about security to the point you don't trust the hardware, you should consider taking your laptop to a service centre. People there will be able to tell you if...
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Disclaimer: I'm going to offer a different viewpoint to this question Q: Is it safe to use a second hand laptop after reinstalling ubuntu on it? A: NO Simply re-installing will not make it "safe" in a...
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Pretty much yes, but… Unfortunately, unsupervised direct physical access to a computer pretty much voids all security since, theoretically, an attacker with physical access can do anything they want...
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In a comment @JörgWMittag writes that you should always ask "What is your threat model?" In other words: Who is the opponent and what info do you want to keep from them? What is it worth to them? If...
View ArticleAnswer by WinEunuuchs2Unix for Is it safe to use a second hand laptop after...
Short Answer YES Long Answer YES, but... A laptop with Ubuntu 14.04 installed by the previous owner is on average safer than one with Windows installed on it. Windows was well known for having "worms",...
View ArticleIs it safe to use a second hand laptop after reinstalling ubuntu on it
I bought a laptop from somebody. The laptop had Ubuntu 14 on it, I erased the entire disk and installed Ubuntu 16 on it. I definitely don't want the previous owner to have access to my data or key...
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