One of the used Thinkpad I was looking at has a MDM. Is it going to be an issue? If so, can I bypass it? I’m going to be using Linux anyway, so would it cause any issue?

  • 0x2d@lemmy.ml
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    16 days ago

    you are probably thinking of computrace, a rootkit installed by sysadmins that lives in the bios and can install backdoors, brick the computer, and create police reports. if it’s an old thinkpad chances are the subscriptions are probably expired and it will automatically deactivate after about 15 minutes on wifi on windows.

    • 0x2d@lemmy.ml
      2·
      16 days ago

      after that, you should choose “permanantly deactivate” in the bios instead of just “inactive”