should i disable TPM for more privacy?
I mean wont it expose any of my information? Or i am just being paranoid? Anyone here had experience with that?
Well, TPM doesn’t broadcast or upload your data. It’s a local hardware module that stores keys so features like Secure Boot, disk encryption, and anti-tamper checks can work properly. If you disable it, you’re not gaining privacy, you’re mostly removing those protections.
Also see: Trusted Platform Module - ArchWiki
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Just a quick Intervention:
I have my Ryzen 5800x with TPM 2.0 enabled on the motherboard. Windows 11 is working flawless, for now Linux partition (Debian) is having 0 issues, also with the TPM turned on.
So if the module increase system security and privacy, I won’t see any motivation about turning off.
So my advice is keeping it enabled, in the end on modern PCs I think advantages are more then disvantages.
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