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

[Average_Joe (Joey)]

@Sprout3425

Interesting @ignoramous, my knowledge in computer science is very vague, but I have a decent idea of what you are trying to say.

Trusted computing base is indeed the relevant term.

I am especially concerned about third party OEMs that are running Windows (e.g., Lenovo, HP, Dell etc.) or any other OS. I would prefer that the OS and hardware are made by the same companies or at least, two or more respectable companies.

What can I do to eliminate the spying abilities of third party OEMs like Lenovo, as much as possible?

Coreboot looks awesome, will I be able to use them and wipe my entire computer either now or in the future? Or are they pushing for new standards, without the goal of developing a BIOS or UEFI (no idea what the diff is between these two)?

Wow, as someone who’s looking to build a new PC Tower this is very scary!!

Is it possible to buy safe OEM hardware components for a new PC?

If not, how can we check that the hardware components are not sending information back to someone on the Internet???

This Microsoft article talks about “a secured core PC” but it doesn’t give suggestions for where to buy such hardware components which is really annoying:

Windows 11 Secured-core PCs

I just hope I can find some safe hardware