> From: J. van Baardwijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > At 08:19 24-06-2002 -0500, The Fool wrote: > > >* Tells you who you�re dealing with�and what they�re doing. > > Even when it is Microsoft itself that is nosing around on my PC? > > > >Palladium is all about deciding what�s trustworthy. It not only lets your > >computer know that you�re you , but also can limit what arrives (and runs > >on) your computer, verifying where it comes from and who created it. > > Even if it is some kind of Microsoft spyware, gathering data about the > programs I run, the websites I visit, the files I download, the newsgroups > I subscribe to, the games I play? > > Call me paranoid, but when I hear the words "trustworthy" and "security", > Microsoft is not exactly the first company that comes to mind. > > > Jeroen "I'm not paranoid, just extremely cautious" van Baardwijk
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25891.html http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/rja14/tcpa-faq.html http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,282114,00.asp http://news.com.com/2100-1001-938973.html It's worse than all that. Every single piece of software will have to be digitally signed by some authority to even run. Will GNU/GPL linux run on such a computer? no. Will a gnutella client? no. Will CLoneCD? no. Will ZSnes? No. Fight the future.
