[plug] Q about my new computer

[Daniel Cottmain]

Hi Jude
Others are more expert so these are only suggestions 

Ask Netplus what remote tool they use and take it from there 

Buy a new HDD from Netplus (hoping system warranty maintained)
Disconnect current HDD and put aside in case next step fails
Install Debian (& relax knowing your other HDD is
a fallback) (years ago I overwrote a Debian mirror I had used dial up to get)

Listen to
Security Now (MP3): SN 607: Proactive Privacy, Really! 
http://pca.st/episode/81f1b7e0
And previous couple

All the best

Daniel 

> On 22 Apr 2017, at 19:18, Jude Cullity <judecu at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, I joined up at the start of the year because I wnted to buy a new computer and set up with Linux.
> 
> Now that the Govt's meta-data retention scheme has just kicked off, I am interested in how to protect my privacy.
> 
> The guy I bought my computer off, offered me a 3 month free phone help with my new Linux system.  He said that if I had trouble, he could log onto my machine remotely and see what I was doing so he could help trouble shoot.  Does this constitute a backdoor?  How can I disable it?
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