virtually SPY PROOF LAPTOP now available

[Peter Lemkin]

Not that I would know one way or the other. But this could be a honey trap.

Look at what reviews it has gotten from advocates of open-source and anti-spyware advocates. As Magda has stated, open-source allows techies to see exactly what is going on and to test it for bugs and traps. The company admits that the only thing they haven't been able to find yet that is certified spy-free is the BIOS, but they expect to soon and send a free upgrade to anyone with one. I don''t believe this is a 'honey trap' or I'd not have posted it. I build my own computers, so know my way around them.

Peter, I was "just sayin".

Looks like a great computer for those who need something like this. I have already sent off the link to one of those people. Like you say, the BIOS is critical. I know someone who was working with generic Chinese circuit boards. She said that they strangely kept trying to "phone home" when they did not have any apparent commands to communicate with any other computer. "It was in the BIOS."

I'm not aware that the BIOS can be used to exploit, but I could be wrong. In any case this is the best laptop for protection you can buy now [as far as I know], unless you build your own. They are going to soon replace the BIOS. A computer like this PLUS active anti-spyware anti-hacking software measures should really keep down any threats or exploits and maintain privacy. If one were to encrypt things in the HDD on the fly, then it really would be secure. Nothing is ever going to be 100% exploit proof...but this is light years ahead of what you buy off the shelf in computer shops! One needs to be aware of other hardware that one might connect to [such as a router] that could be exploitable.....computer security in this time of Universal Electronic Spying is not for the faint of heart. One either has to do a LOT of research or rely on others who have. Learning how to encrypt emails and other communications is another step that must be learned for secure messages. Getting rid of or lessening the use of your smartphone is another step. They are more dangerous than computers for the most part. They can be turned on to listen to you and track you position even when you think it is off. They can be read in full when you walk or drive past stations mounted all over cities and on highways. There are even spoof cell towers run by intel agencies and police to make your phone think it is connecting to your network provider.