https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Fingerprinting

https://amiunique.org/

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

There are plenty of resources for this already.

I just did that on my own laptop, trying to figure out why it was running like crap. Turns out I set it to quiet mode instead of cool, so it underclocked instead of running the fan

It will know as much data as it would for any other wireless client. MAC address mostly.

I bought a new one recently. Apparently they’re doing a subscription thing now, so look closely at which model you’re buying. But other than that, it works just the same as my old one.

I’m not exactly sure what you’re trying to do here. Yes, if you use a phone as a hotspot, everything going through will be associated with that hotspot phone’s IMEI.

I think that’s being amplified by the case. They do make more noise than most, but it’s not actually all that loud. I have four in the server in my bedroom, and the fan, even at quiet low speed, is louder than the drives.

I don’t have a specific recommendation, but you can look over the big list maintained by Reddit users: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ijfqfLrJWLUVBfJZ_YalVpstWsjw-JGzkvMd6u2jqEk/edit

You probably want one hosted in a non-cooperative country, and one that doesn’t keep logs.

What are you trying to accomplish by using a VPN?

Yes, but I wouldn’t bother bringing it up to them. It’s fine if they want to provide it under multiple licenses. Since they make it available under the GPL, you can do those things under that license.

If they do change something, it will probably be to change the license away from GPL.

Being a YouTube personality is enough justification for me.

Ohhh. The headline made it sound like people who get tattoos make poor decisions.

If it worked well before, what changed?

Does it work with a regular CPU?

What are you running? Windows, Linux, BSD, TempleOS?

Apparently I can’t read

Does it work if you unplug and replug? If you hit a button other than power does it wake up, or does it say “no signal” or something? Does the laptop see it? Anything in any log? Can you force a redetection from the laptop?

Loops?

You’ll need to check the logs for your display manager, probably kdm if you’re using KDE.

On Lenovo it’s usually the delete key, I think. You should check the manual. It should also be an entry in the boot options list.

You might also try a reset, but it would also be helpful if you shared the “few rolling lines of text”.

How little ram and swap do you have that this is a problem?

You might just use ulimit: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/746762/90708

I feel like there’s a better way to do this, unless you’re intentionally trying to run out of RAM.

Yes, in theory any program, including Windows itself, could upload data to the Internet if not blocked.

Windows can be restricted by a network firewall. Programs can be restricted by filesystem permissions and the OS firewall, and not running them as admin.

But is this happening? Unlikely, unless you have malware. You can inspect your traffic.