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Why would you weigh the laptop? For malicious devices? The article doesn't make that clear and it doesn't seem to make that much sense.
by GiraffeNecktie 17y ago
Why would you weigh the laptop? For malicious devices? The article doesn't make that clear and it doesn't seem to make that much sense.
- DanielBMarkham 17y agoYes. There are all sorts of nifty pieces of electronics that can be put inside of laptops. You don't have to break a RSA key if you can just read the password off the keyboard.
- hughprime 17y agoOf course, now the warning is out, the spies can just remove enough unnecessary components to keep the weight constant. Still, I guess it at least makes their lives more difficult.
- nearestneighbor 17y agoHere's an explanation: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardware/thread/720108ee-0a9c-4090-b62d-bbd5cb1a7605 http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardwa...