No need to speculate and worry about this sort of thing, PC manufacturers have been doing this for years..

https://www.techdirt.com/2015/08/13/lenovo-busted-stealthily...

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000130396/what-is-a...

https://i.dell.com/sites/content/business/solutions/brochure...