My worry is my university might have access to my devices in any way, I already posted about it and many gave me reassurance about it, but I decided to reinstall them anyway.
Phone and laptop, how to do that? About the laptop, below is what someone told me, so I want to be sure I don’t have any of those tools left on my devices (if they’re there at all lol)
"It’s normal for school and business networks to install extra software that gives them more control over your device. These are usually called endpoint management clients.
Removing your school account from your device will not automatically remove the endpoint management client that they may have installed. If you’re genuinely worried that your school may be snooping on you, you should also be worried about some of those snooping tools getting left behind on your computer once you remove your school account.
The only way to be completely sure their tools are gone is to reinstall Windows from a bootable USB that you made yourself. Then, never ever log in to Windows again with your school account. If you do, your computer will rejoin their network and automatically download their endpoint management client(s) again."
Google “factory reset” for whatever model of phone you have.
If I connect my personal gmail account on it (which I used on laptot too, with the school account) would they be able to access it again?
If there was malware on your machine that skimmed your password, it might be compromised. Better change it on a different device before logging in again. But that would amount to criminal malfeasance or at least criminal negligence on the part of your university. But better be safe than sorry.
oh ok but that wouldn’t be done by the university I think, is that what you mean? taking my password and stuff
They absolutely should not do things like that. But I wouldn’t bet the house on that.
Just gonna create a new email then… should be fine then, right? haha
As long as you always keep your tinfoil hat on, yes.
what?
The stereotypical conspiracy theorist nutjob wears a foil hat to keep the government from reading or controlling their brain waves… they’re calling you paranoid.