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[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

This one?

Here is a picture of the board for a relatively innocuous device, a tamogotchi.

https://proxy.imagearchive.com/53b/53be32971e72c1908b4a4f775b34dd41.jpg

How many components in that one picture have a serial number, batch number, or marking that can be used to identify the component? I counted 10 at a cursory glance.

Electronics devices aren't a monolith with a single serial number. Many components have markings on them to track it for QA and recalls.

[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 0 points 7 hours ago

I counted 10 at a cursory glance.

Oh did you? Please circle them for me so I can laugh at you