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Re:Installing Windows 11 on Legacy BIOS Without Secure Boot by dane-pgp on Saturday June 26, 2021 @07:31PM (#27646995)
You're correct, and the dangers of this redefinition of "security" were known even further back:

"Unfortunately, the attestation model in TCG's current design can equally effectively prevent the software on a computer from being changed deliberately by the computer owner with his or her full knowledge and consent. While the owner is always free to alter software, attestation adds a new risk: doing so may now eliminate the computer's ability to interoperate with other computers."

https://www.eff.org/files/20031001_tc.pdf

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Re:Installing Windows 11 on Legacy BIOS Without Secure Boot by iggldiggl on Sunday June 27, 2021 @07:01AM (#27650507)
Which can already be seen in action on Android: Various apps refuse to work if you're rooted, and Google is now slowly moving over to hardware-based attestation that probably can no longer be easily fooled.
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