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My mom bought a used laptop absolutely riddled with spyware, linux isn't an option

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[–] csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk 2 points 1 year ago

They patched new HWID requests being sent, but any existing licenses made with those methods are fine. That was only one of several ways to spoof yourself legitimate, though. The rest still work.