Windows 11 Computer's Hidden Spy: The Dark Truth About TPM Chips [video](youtube.com)
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Windows 11 Computer's Hidden Spy: The Dark Truth About TPM Chips [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1eX_vvAlUc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1eX_vvAlUc
The video argues that Windows 11 quietly uses TPM 2.0 as more than just a “security requirement”—it enables automatic device attestation that authenticates your hardware to Microsoft and third-party services in ways most users are unaware of.
Key points: • TPM 2.0 isn’t just a key vault. It includes remote attestation capabilities. A TPM can cryptographically prove the identity and state of the hardware to an external party. • Windows 11 ties system identity to the TPM. When you sign in with a Microsoft Account (the default), the OS automatically uses attestation APIs behind the scenes. • Developers can verify your hardware identity using Microsoft’s Device Health Attestation and related services—even if you never explicitly grant permission. • This provides a persistent, hardware-rooted tracking vector. Unlike cookies or IP-based identifiers, TPM-based attestation survives reinstallations, resets, and network changes. • Enterprise features have quietly migrated into consumer Windows. Tools originally meant for corporate compliance (BitLocker integrity checks, Secure Boot measurements, etc.) are now always-on in Windows 11. • User control is minimal. The transcript describes how attestation occurs automatically when using standard Windows APIs, with little transparency and no clear “opt-out” path. • The concern isn’t “spyware” but architectural direction. The critique is that Windows 11 normalizes a hardware-anchored identity layer, giving OS vendors and cloud services more leverage to: • enforce DRM and application controls, • block unapproved software, • and build persistent user profiles tied to device hardware. • The TPM requirement for Windows 11 was not only about security hardening, but about enabling this identity infrastructure at scale.