# How to Prevent OEM Software and Hardware from Spying on You?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/how-to-prevent-oem-software-and-hardware-from-spying-on-you/17744
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2024-04-07T04:22:14Z
**Posts:** 29
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## Post 9 by @pinkandwhite — 2024-04-07T12:34:43Z

> [@ignoramous](#):
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> For example, OEM may not even connect through the access point (wifi) you’ve setup and embed a UICC card (or even eSIM) to connect to its servers.

While this is _possible_, I would love to hear of concrete examples of this occurring in consumer technology[[1]](#footnote-41255-1)

> [@Sprout3425](#):
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> spying elements

> [@ignoramous](#):
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> Intel running an entire OS

Intel ME FUD? really? You have a legitimate point with trusted computing base but inject some ME FUD because reasons…

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1. if I recall correctly, car makers love to send telemetry back via cellular radios in their cars, but I don’t recall ever hearing about e.g., computer OEMs hiding cellular radios in their laptops to “spy” on users on any large scale [↩︎](#footnote-ref-41255-1)

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