Re: [Tails-dev] Computrace

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Author: intrigeri
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To: J. S., The Tails public development discussion list
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Computrace
Hi,

J. S. wrote (26 May 2014 02:09:37 GMT) :
> I wanted to know whats your thoughts about the Computrace software ?


See "Is it safe to use Tails on a compromised system?" in the FAQ:

https://tails.boum.org/support/faq/#index24h2

> Seems like it can be installed on some linux version,
> including Debian.


My understanding is that it can run on GNU/Linux, but it's not clear
if the BIOS-level component knows how to install it.

> So my question is : should we worry for it while we use Tails ?


Whatever the OS one uses, it's worth worrying about the hardware that
runs it.

Cheers,
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