It reports back to the mothership WHEN you do get on the internets...duh
Then that is what should have been said. As written, it says that communication while offline is not only possible but a fait accompli.
Got some ‘puters that have NEVER been online, no need.
Perty tough for em “call home” and I guess those with Samsung drives (old ones 160GB) have been waiting a long, long time...if they have any spyware at all, that is.