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   Scott Dorsey to see.my.signature@nowhere.null   
   Re: Laptop replacement   
   28 Mar 25 11:05:24   
   
   XPost: uk.d-i-y   
   From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   John Rumm   wrote:   
   >   
   >You seem to be assuming that the only bad thing that might happen is the   
   >laptop loses your data, which as you identify a good backup regime will   
   >mitigate. However the bigger prise for many bad actors is persistent   
   >access to your device and data - something that becomes "easier" on   
   >unsupported platforms, and also something, if done well, you may not   
   >even notice.   
      
   Bad actors like Microsoft?  I am more worried about Microsoft telemetry   
   which I know is collecting my data for abuse, than I am worried about   
   hacker-provided malware, which has only a possibility of collecting my   
   data for abuse.   
   --scott   
      
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