> > > Forgive my ignorance, but I would have thought that if you were planning > on > > using Qubes OS <https://www.qubes-os.org/>, you would be looking at > > obtaining hardware least likely to have been compromised, and so would > > probably exclude from consideration such second-hand items. > > > .... > ... Depends on if and how someone might be targeted.
For example, shipments with your name on > them can be reliably and surreptitiously intercepted and modified, > whereas the possibility of second hand hardware bought in person with no > advance notice being compromised at the hardware level (i.e. a drive > format won't fix it) is relatively slim. > > Thanks Awokd for your take on this. But surely it would be better just to buy it brand new in a shrink-wrapped condition over the counter at a physical store, where you randomly select the hardware from many alternatives? In the UK, we have a store called PC World that seems set-up for such buying strategies in mind. Any thoughts? Thanks, Mark Fernandes -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/9792deb2-dc15-4475-aa0c-978f2f078b06%40googlegroups.com.
