March 18, 2006
Trusted Computing Misconceptions
Trusted computing: "Trusted computing is a family of open specifications whose stated goal is to make personal computers more secure through the use of dedicated hardware. Critics, including academics, security experts, and users of free and open source software, contend, however, that the overall effect (and perhaps intent) of trusted computing is to impose unreasonable restrictions on how people can use their computers."
Tursted Computing by:Benjamin Stephan and Lutz Vogel
If you have not yet explored the issues connected to the coming of Trusted Computing it is time you spend a few minutes watching this introductory animated short.
Intended for non-technical individuals this animated mini-documentary explains what trusted computing is and what problems it intends to solve.
Highly recommended.
September 2, 2005
Trusted Computing + Microsoft = Windows Vista
"The same system that prevents worms and viruses from running on your computer might also stop you from using any legitimate software that your hardware or operating system vendor simply doesn't like. The same system that protects spyware from accessing your data files might also stop... read more
January 4, 2005
DRM Is Not Protection From Piracy: Is Protection From Competition
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December 24, 2004
At The Mercy Of The Music Industry: Microsoft Secure WMA Files Make Music CDs Unusable
Slashdot reports: "DRM, digital rights management, is quite possibly the holy grail of the music and movie industry, allowing them to control exactly how DRM protected content is used, distributed and above all can be tracked right down to the individual end user. Photo credit: Dore Reyniss... read more
June 19, 2004
Why DRM Is Bad For Society: A Briefing For Microsoft
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March 28, 2004
Can NGSCB/Palladium/Trusted Computing Be Also Useful?
"Trusted Computing (TC) continues to be one of the most controversial technologies to come along in many years. Ross Anderson's (anti) TCPA FAQ, Lucky Green's apocalyptic DEFCON presentation, and sites such as notcpa.org and againsttcpa.com are full of predictions of online disaster if TC technology is... read more
October 12, 2003
Microsoft Ready To Achieve Lock-in
A new report available online sheds even more light on how bad the situation relating to what was originally known as Microsoft Palladium and later as TCPA is rapidly becoming. The report, entitled "Trusted Computing: Promise and Risk" maintains that computer owners themselves, rather than the companies... read more
