Another concerning development is AMD's new agreement with Microsoft. On all new AMD processors from Ryzen 6000 and forward, all the chips come with a physically built in on the die, Microsoft Pluton chip, which will send data to Microsoft every time you use that computer.
So if you are interested in a laptop, it would be rise to buy a Ryzen 5000 series or earlier processor. Those do not have Microsoft's Pluton chip.
And no, you can't disable the chip in bios, no matter what they day. It's built into the hardware.
If you use Windows, especially later versions, you're screwed because it's Spyware, so it doesn't matter if there is a Pluton chip.
Everyone should be using Linux anyway. Once you set it up, it's not hard.
So if you are interested in a laptop, it would be rise to buy a Ryzen 5000 series or earlier processor. Those do not have Microsoft's Pluton chip.
And no, you can't disable the chip in bios, no matter what they day. It's built into the hardware.
If you use Windows, especially later versions, you're screwed because it's Spyware, so it doesn't matter if there is a Pluton chip.
Everyone should be using Linux anyway. Once you set it up, it's not hard.
