On Fri, 21 Feb 2014, CS DBA wrote:
> On 2/21/14, 11:54 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > On Fri, 21 Feb 2014, CS DBA wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All;
> > >
> > > I just ordered a Lenovo Thinkpad W540,
> > >
> > > the specs list this:
> > > Security Chip 2 Security Chip Enabled
> > >
> > > I plan to run Fedora 20 on it. Is this something I should be
> > > concerned about? Can it be disabled in the bios?
> > i don't know about that chip, but a few weeks ago, i was down south
> > chatting with some military IT contractors, and they told me that in
> > most sites they work in, *no* *one* is even allowed into the building
> > with a lenovo laptop -- they are considered that insecure/compromised.
> >
> > no idea if this relates to your security chip question, but i
> > thought i'd share that.
> >
> > rday
> >
> Do you have any details as to why? I plan to run Linux on it, does
> this change things?
i was trying to be delicate, but what i was told is that being
manufactured in china was enough to make them ineligible for entry
into secure US military installations. you can make of that what you
wish -- it's what i was told by people in a position to know.
rday
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