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ahhh but where are you purchasing this "new" computer? It'd be foolish to assume that all new devices are clean.

• willvarfar 8y ago
  There are classic cases of machines being intercepted in the post (including the cipher machines posted to the US Embassy in Moscow!). But if you go pick out a machine from a store and take it home immediately then the chances of it having something preinstalled specifically to target you is nil.
  • hhh 8y ago
    This is one of the reasons I like to purchase laptops/components etc in person.
  • greggarious 8y ago
    >if you go pick out a machine from a store and take it home immediately then the chances of it having something preinstalled specifically to target you is nil Well, the chances of having government installed malware is nil ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfish#Lenovo_security_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfish#Lenovo_security_inci... (Kidding aside, purchasing a laptop at a store then wiping it is probably reasonably secure for even more paranoid users)