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Re:U.S. blacklists Huawei by jimmaswell on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @11:08PM (#19925827)
Are there recorded instances of the IRS actually breaking into people's computers remotely instead of, at the most, getting a warrant for the device to be seized? I guess you'd never know if they did that for parallel construction.
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Re:U.S. blacklists Huawei by majia on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @11:21PM (#19925878)
IRS can ask dell (with certain legal procedures) to unlock your dell laptop without you providing your password. It can’t do the same for Huawei devices. That’s a big difference.
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Re:U.S. blacklists Huawei by jorvi on Thursday May 16, 2019 @12:00AM (#19926024)
Dell doesn't have a way into your TPM, or to into Windows its authentication loop. Either would create a gaping security hole very likely to be exploited. So no, Dell can't unlock/decrypt your laptop without your password. The most they could do is bypass your BIOS/EFI password.
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Re:U.S. blacklists Huawei by adrianN on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:39AM (#19926706)
It's not like gaping security holes in firmware are unheard of.
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Re:U.S. blacklists Huawei by sureaboutthis on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @11:16PM (#19925857)
Only on the internet do you ever hear of such stories so...no.
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