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Recently purchased a refurbished FZ-55 Toughbook and it has this black metal square securely attached to the back side of the screen. What is this thing?

I tried prying on it a bit to see if it's stuck on with adhesive tape but it is firmly attached. Either screwed in or adhered with epoxy. I don't want to break it off if it is useful.

I asked the seller and he had no clue despite running a shop reselling heavy duty laptops.

Nothing I've seen online of other Toughbooks have this. I am assuming someone expoxy glued a metal RFID tag or tracking card to it. Similar to Tile. I have tried reverse image searching the card, as well as the logo without any real results.

Can anyone identify this or perhaps recommend a way to scan it if it is a RFID tracker or asset management device of some sorts.

Thanks 🙂

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[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 0 points 2 weeks ago

It also appears to be a RFID tag to me—the kind used for inventory control.

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