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Re:All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward by dontbenebby on Thursday May 09, 2019 @11:47AM (#19869297)
>Chrome OS has a full verified boot chain, starting from the BIOS, like a smartphone. You cannot tamper with Chrome OS or access user data without password even with physical access to the device. [emphasis added]

Ooooh interesting, I'd love to read more about this.

Does this logic apply to iOS as well? (Can't evil maid an iPhone due to verified BIOS?) What about macOS?

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Re:All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward by saagarjha on Thursday May 09, 2019 @03:52PM (#19871688)
iOS has a verified boot chain that you cannot disable, and newer Macs have this too but you can disable it.
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