How to respond to someone else that has your wireless device, LOUIS STYLE!

This is exactly why I choose to put a drill through the hard drive, memory, and CPU of any laptop or tablet that I dispose of. Several times of course.

Were I actually working in my building, I have a few coworkers that would teach me how to correctly write that in Hindi, even in the written Devanagari script.

Sadly I am on my own at this time and my knowledge seems limited to Latin derived and Old English / Celtic languages.

I see this logged into my MS Gov Admin account...

https://imgur.com/fxeOC30

There is only one possible response to such an afront by another daring to access a device I maintained control over.

HAPPY MONDAY MORNING WHEN YOU TRY TO USE IT TOMORROW YOU CHEAP EXCUSE FOR GHANDI...

https://imgur.com/iJFX9zu

And yes, I have locked the device to prevent their using it again. Good luck using it to provide 'Offshore' customer support in their job tomorrow.

Louis you are hilarious!!! LOOLOLOLOL Those poor Indians!

Meanwhile, Virginia .gov gets worse and worse.

How about applying some of that snark to the job? We're dying here in the Commonwealth!!

The other day I received a call from the “IRS”... oh, my, I already knew a Hindu will be telling me about how much I owe... well, I waited him to finish his advice and say, “sure, sure... now go fuck a cow” and hang up.

I need to learn to insult them in Hindi.

I actually answer my office phone [which has rang at my home for over a year] with "F*ck you, you pathetic intruder into other people's lives, you curse your family by your lower caste unclean actions." when the caller ID is flagged as "Spam".

Such calls are almost always from India from someone with a name such as 'Hymavathsay Thekkumparambath' while he says in a heavy Hindi accent "Hellooo, my name is Robert."

Such calls are almost always from India from someone with a name such as 'Hymavathsay Thekkumparambath' while he says in a heavy Hindi accent "Hellooo, my name is Robert."

The other day I received a call from the “IRS”... oh, my, I already knew a Hindu will be telling me about how much I owe... well, I waited him to finish his advice and say, “sure, sure... now go fuck a cow” and hang up.


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It would have been a legitimate sale had I not been assured it would be destroyed.

They chose to not destroy either device so I used the built-in hardware back door that is present in every device to permanently render them useless.

You do not need to register your personal devices so that you may control them if they are no longer in your possession. I am certain almost no one does.

Engineering administrative backdoors exist in every device.

This is not bragging. In my own and the careers of others we have learned the backdoors for numerous OS's, SCADA systems [I could pump 10,000 gallons of raw sewage onto Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach from this laptop if I chose], or shut down the power to various Naval Shipyard docks in the US.

What matters is that people who will not do that are placed into those positions that could most abuse it.

Even every brand of copier has an backdoor admin account and password. My cat is the background on the touch screen control panel of one gov copier nearest my office in the building I have not worked in for over a year behind COVID.

Does your office have a building security system that reads your ID badge? It also has a backdoor username and password with full admin access; I have them committed to memory. The security scan badges can be imitated with a cell phone utilizing NFC, where do you think they came from?

Perhaps the best lesson here is do not ever lose custody of any device or cell phone you have used and NEVER trade one in for a 'discount' on a new device as a factory reset removes NONE of your information from the device.

Backdoors are tied to the CPU serial numbers so they may be found and accessed and controlled remotely regardless of their name or the network they are on.

I'm simply sharing. Others may use the information as they choose.

LOL fucka cow! I like to pretend I'm the kid but I have my mom's credit card number if they need it! lol

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You Missed HIS POINT.

He WAS Told by the MFG the Devices WOULD BE DESTROYED.

This is Why I Buy Dell Computers with the Keep your Hard Drive Option.

Although I have Kept ALL of my Devices I have purchased and Just put them in a Drawer.

If/When I should decide to get rid of any of them, I Will take a Hammer to them to Assure they ARE Not Usable In any way Once they Leave MY Possession It's the Only Way to Assure they Will Not Ever be Used by Anyone.

OP Is there a possibility that the Companies involved Have Liability in the Non-Destruction and Resale of your Devices, A big Enough Law Suite might Prevent those Co.'s from this practice in the Future, Also if these Devices were Used for Government Business then The full Weight of the Government can be brought down on them.

I have over 15yrs Civil Service and It's not a Good Idea for a MFG or Provider to Refurbish and Resell Equipment a Complete Data Deletion and Re-image.

OP did/are you going to let your Department Know of these Corrupt actions by the Involved Company's.

The Government takes Data Security Very Seriously.(Unless U R Hillary)

You DID THE Right Thing.

Good on You.



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We all have broken or lost a phone or tablet, sometimes even a laptop!!! I'm a nice guy, an old man. I have never hidden I have a gov job--I work for you the tax payers, and I believe in justice delivered without warning where appropriate. [Also I did not self pin this, thank you Chasity!]

When my Samsung tablet was returned for replacement / destruction a few years ago AT&T gave me a new one.

That should have been it, right? It was now gone forever.

Then six months later I received an email from Samsung stating someone was trying to access my account via that tablet from the Ukraine. The email contained links that gave me a choice to disable alerts or permanently disable that tablet so it could not be reloaded with any OS or ever used.

So I nuked it of course.

Lets fast forward to today. I'm trying to use my laptop as the controller and 'secondary display over wireless' of any type for my old phone as I await the new one arriving.

I noticed my network connected Surface 3 LTE appeared twice in my devices.

The first one whose screen was shattered was returned to M$ for a replacement, which they sent to me. Again I was assured the broken device would be destroyed.

While it no longer has access to my accounts it could still accept commands from me.

I see this logged into my MS Gov Admin account...

https://imgur.com/fxeOC30

There is only one possible response to such an afront by another daring to access a device I maintained control over.

HAPPY MONDAY MORNING WHEN YOU TRY TO USE IT TOMORROW YOU CHEAP EXCUSE FOR GHANDI...

https://imgur.com/iJFX9zu

And yes, I have locked the device to prevent their using it again. Good luck using it to provide 'Offshore' customer support in their job tomorrow.

We all have broken or lost a phone or tablet, sometimes even a laptop!!! I'm a nice guy, an old man. I have never hidden I have a gov job--I work for you the tax payers, and I believe in justice delivered without warning where appropriate. [Also I did not self pin this, thank you Chasity!]

When my Samsung tablet was returned for replacement / destruction a few years ago AT&T gave me a new one.

That should have been it, right? It was now gone forever.

Then six months later I received an email from Samsung stating someone was trying to access my account via that tablet from the Ukraine. The email contained links that gave me a choice to disable alerts or permanently disable that tablet so it could not be reloaded with any OS or ever used.

So I nuked it of course.

Lets fast forward to today. I'm trying to use my laptop as the controller and 'secondary display over wireless' of any type for my old phone as I await the new one arriving.

I noticed my network connected Surface 3 LTE appeared twice in my devices.

The first one whose screen was shattered was returned to M$ for a replacement, which they sent to me. Again I was assured the broken device would be destroyed.

While it no longer has access to my accounts it could still accept commands from me.

I see this logged into my MS Gov Admin account...

[imgur] [link to imgur.com (secure)]

There is only one possible response to such an afront by another daring to access a device I maintained control over.

HAPPY MONDAY MORNING WHEN YOU TRY TO USE IT TOMORROW YOU CHEAP EXCUSE FOR GHANDI...

[imgur] [link to imgur.com (secure)]

And yes, I have locked the device to prevent their using it again. Good luck using it to provide 'Offshore' customer support in their job tomorrow.

So true. I have worked IT for 25+ years. Every device has a back door. Including your intelligent devices, ecm in your car.
Simple thing I do every time I concluded my day working on my systems. Unplug the cat5.Wireless access takes a bit more effort is it's integrated into the motherboard.
Simple but true statement is that a secure computer or device is one that is never built.
I do not have a cell phone but it no longer matters because I am surrounded by them everywhere I go.
Minority Report concepts in full play.

Read comprehension low? They had broken screens so could not be accessed by me the user.

We have six phones with broken screens the AT&T store would not take back in trade because we could not wipe them. We would not have traded them anyway.

To be specific: it was Microsoft that resold my Surface that was supposed to be destroyed and it was Asurion, the U.S. insurer of cell phones and tablets for all carriers that resold my Samsung tablet. AT&T would not take them back as they were [as my current devices are] on government accounts.

Thank you, that is a great compliment.

I maintain rage, vengeance, and destruction beneath justice under very strict control at all times.

That Kraken is only released when the actions of another demand it.

That was so awesome Louis!

I'm linking my thread to this thread.

How do spies and hackers invade your privacy, your phone and other devices?
Thread: How do spies and hackers invade your privacy, your phone and other devices?

Wow, Do you think is possible to sue the companies for failing to safely dispose of the products?

I have never returned a product, I use them until they become literally garbage and then scrap them for valuable parts.

Thanks for sharing your experience, I certainly never thought this could be a problem.