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   argv minus one (argv_minus_one@mstdn.party)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 01:08:21 JST argv minus one

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   @jaseg @scy Problem: used devices may contain malicious hardware or firmware that's impossible to detect or remove. You're recycling something that may or may not be a disguised surveillance device.

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     jaseg (jaseg@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 01:08:21 JST jaseg

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     @argv_minus_one @scy As someone working in security research, I am confident saying that as long as you install your own OS on the device, the chance of catching any sort of malware persisting through that OS install is zero. Getting scammed on ebay or the device being lost in shipping are more serious risks by many orders of magnitude.

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     jaseg (jaseg@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 01:08:22 JST jaseg

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     @scy If you're about to buy yet another single-board computer, consider that right now, for around 150€ you can get a used Thinkpad X270 laptop. That price includes charger, SSD, keyboard, mouse and display, all of which you have to buy separately with an SBC. Additionally, by recycling a used device, you save lots of resources that would be consumed to make a new device.

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     scy (scy@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 01:08:23 JST scy

     With the #RaspberryPi5 releasing, don't forget how they boasted about hiring an ex surveillance cop, then ridiculed the people who criticized them for it.

     Also remember how you weren't able to buy a Pi for months because they prioritized supplying their business customers.

     I'm not buying #RaspberryPi products any longer, nor do I recommend them to my friends and clients. The Pi Foundation has become seriously out of touch.