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		wilsonnb3 on Aug 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Your computer should say what you tell it to say This is an argument against the TPM, not WEI.

ianlevesque on Aug 8, 2023 | [–]

WEI is a mechanism that forces you to let websites use the TPM to stop and frisk your machine before access. There’s no difference.

ncallaway on Aug 8, 2023 | [–]

Sure, WEI just says that they’ll allow literally any person you interact with at all look in the box on your house.

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