Re: [SC-L] No general-purpose computer, or everything under surveillance?

2008-05-13 Thread Andy Steingruebl
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:51 PM, David A. Wheeler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you interpret the definition of these terms of general purpose and surveillance differently, i.e., limit applications to least privilege, and locally monitor their behavior, then I'd agree. But this is another

Re: [SC-L] No general-purpose computer, or everything under surveillance?

2008-05-13 Thread Gunnar Peterson
But the difference is who is in final control. In the end, the users of computers should be in final control, not their makers, or we have given up essential liberty. We can develop systems which provide suites of more specialized privileges to particular functions, without giving up