On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10:54:42 AM UTC-4, Andrew David Wong wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > On 2016-05-31 07:39, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Do you see any problem while purchase on ebay computers or laptops > > secondhand? > > > > Thanks you > > > > H. > > > > You can find a brief discussion about the pros and cons of buying a > used computer for Qubes in this issue: > > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1771 > > Basically, it depends on your threat model (e.g., how likely you are > to be specifically targeted by an adversary, how much money and effort > your adversary would be willing to expend to tamper with your hardware > before you come into possession of it, and so on). > > - -- > Andrew David Wong (Axon) > Community Manager, Qubes OS > https://www.qubes-os.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJXTaWnAAoJENtN07w5UDAwPboP/jfVrIK8kGO5Pj80UTKlKzyC > Rn370TiybIDH6ZIkY4INQtPF0YezFnMewmneGHg8e0huwK+LB14u8ucINih4mZTk > nos/h75L+r7pJu2q2cvLhMB3QWnIAEkuAOWKhNFHlqHyKxduf5fOYO+H5d1nohm1 > AQ3zFWbDPGs+u+jIm8ZnQEbv/qUM/zOXq5hJW7Yl7gHWPZa9hnW+Aq0hggfFX48I > gdUGnoq7JaoiBSnMcIkLXtFW+B8UUAzHrzz9xIEsFOFlHB8HvgssOU0APPoaTSRm > 9OBQ0TqMwkvaFlgx/ZBGcf60mQbxl9lznryBxwlmDODpy1w5+Hbzg8wC5Vgg1dq2 > IsRafO4sRVg6TEqTkbuROHn+eW9dst3GHNkbJe4h+Xhf3BBV5qG2KLl8Pfkvbwhd > eUsbGvXs5E/Cw40lEb75eaxSe1NggYb+bXaWiOfL3Nd1U6qhf3FvDnEgo1DycD3t > G5cqki8Xk/vIEnu8+sTB5ZHY9o6UG/RpexNRGOVth1D9o3gtYjn2QzlXS2udkm58 > pswc03/ZUItPKzAwSYtNUH/DYH0fOiKF2Z9Gv224iQk0KcFOUc2dbBqqnpON0Jv5 > sH9FRj4BXd+1KSboCN+wA5Pcb2i27LSZSaNCbaXVitYq4XgF0azRIRD/0hgkfzDz > v+SNRXbKdwRm2dWBg1Wv > =zQPV > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
or could just be a computer being sold unknowingly with an infection. Or someone could be selling an infected computer to spy on a random person for fun. I guess there is alot of possibilities. I would say its safer to buy new and not refurbished, but there is no guarantee even a retail store is always being honest about that. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/697a94d3-5eab-4b05-b5ca-9e0afe743c92%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
