Subj : Re: negate the new Win11
To   : All
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Dec 28 2025 10:17:00

Hello Ky.Moffet!

** On Friday 26.12.25 - 19:05, you wrote:

>> TPM + CoPilot + Bitlocker + SecureBoot ..all work together and
>> strip your ability for privacy when you want it.

> They would, but all can be disabled.

I've read that if some systems already come with bitlocker  
activated, deactivating it triggers a lock on the current ssd/ 
hdd, ..and reversing bitlocker state will not recover.  so,  
then the only option is to reainstall the Win OS.


> The point isn't so much snooping as accustoming everyone to
> everything being in the cloud and by subscription. That, IMO,
> is what TPM and Bitlocker are really about

Well.. TPM ties the device to the activity on the PC, and that  
identity is shared to the mothership - MS.

> -- now that we have near-universal broadband,
> Microsoft's old wet dream of Windows by Subscription is
> becoming practical. Enterprise business welcomes this,
> because it offloads a huge amount of liability and expense.
> They are Microsoft's real customers. Home users are not
> customers, we are a support cost..

Businesses should consider linux, imho. The costs could then be  
less!  :D


> The problem with embedded AI is that it has to consult the
> cloud to generate its responses. Naturally that also
> generates data, similar to that from using Google (which
> tracks you like nothing else).

Yep.  It's a sad commentary.

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