iFixitOct 14

Microsoft wants 2025 to be the "year of the Windows 11 PC refresh." They want up to 400 million perfectly good computers running Windows 10 to become e-waste. Why? So Microsoft can have their cake ($140-$200 for a Windows 11 license) and eat it (your data) too

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Show threadBoloMKXXVIIIOct 15
@iFixit TPM 2 gives your PC the equivalent of a phone's IMEI, a unique number for your PC. With that number, OneDrive, and Co-Pilot, Microsoft can see everything you do on your PC. NO THANKS.
Show threadBård H. (lvl 49 🇳🇴)

@BoloMKXXVIII @iFixit

As far as I understand, tpm2 is less of a unique identifier, and more like securing your local crypto keys. If you wipe it and reinstall the os, you'll get a completely new key

So... It's the same as your existing tpm1x. But harder to crack

Sounds like you should be more worried about the serial number instead... It's directly readable for the os, and usually tied to the (first) buyer by the vendor

Oct 15 at 10:49amWeb