I've seen it happen with a Celeron 433 MHz Toshiba laptop (that I had, more
than 10 years ago), with the dial-up Internet cable connected to it, where
the computer simply turned on, on its own, in the middle of the night, some
time after having been completely shut down.
And, I've seen it happen, much more recently, about a dozen times, or so, to
a computer of a family member, also in the middle of the night, when I was in
the living room, where the computer simply turned on, on its own. (This last
computer being, at most, an Intel Core 2 Duo, one with WiFi, and also a
Toshiba.)
And, having both computers Microsoft Windows installed on them, and also
microphones incorporated in them.
*(Either any of this has anything to do with it, or not...)*
Taking into account that I (now) know that I was already, more than 10 years
ago, (and, still am today) under surveillance, because of what I do, and
write about, none of this surprises me. (And, I could talk about more things,
that have happened to my phone line, that also don't surprise me.)
As I've said, in here, earlier...
(https://trisquel.info/en/forum/internet-censorship-authoritarian-countries#comment-30785)
We are *all* under surveillance. (And, even more, everyone that is
politically active, or that does anything that the establishment doesn't like
- including, simply being a part of the Free Software movement.) The only
question, for each different individual, is how heavy that surveillance is...
Just as two more recent examples...
Someone that I met in this forum, has recently reported signs, to me, of what
is (to me, that am already experienced in this kind of things) clearly signs
that such person is (also) under surveillance. (Having that person recently
launched a project that is, very much clearly, counter to the interests of
the establishment...)
And, I've just finished exchanging some messages with a journalist, because
of what I was able to confirm that was, yet another, case of censorship of
comments of mine, this time on his blog, on Blogger (/Google/CIA/NSA). Having
that censorship been made by someone else, other than the journalist who
approves them - who confirmed, to me, that it wasn't him...
And, concerning your case....
*(Either this strange behaviour of your computer has anything to do with it,
or not...)*
The fact that you reported, above
(https://trisquel.info/en/forum/secret-3g-intel-chip-gives-snoops-backdoor-pc-access#comment-43136),
a surveillance scheme operated in your country, is enough for you to deserve
the attention of Big Brother, itself - who will, obviously, want to know
everything (more) that you know (about this, or anything else).
I know what I'm talking about, when I say this...
And, I could talk much more about this kind of things... And, could even talk
to you about subjects that, If you research too much about them, on the web,
will make your computer be "cleaned" of all its data...
(https://trisquel.info/en/forum/chrome-os#comment-33954)
But, as always, don't believe this kind of things, just because someone else,
that you don't know, told you so.
Make the test, if you want, of being politically active, and you'll see just
how heavy the powers-that-be will fall upon you.
