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Microsoft's 'Palladium' Privacy/DRM Scheme

Posted by timothy on from the ambitious-like-ceasar dept.

Paradox Jack writes: "according to this article at MSNBC, Microsoft has an ambitious new plan called Palladium to rework computer and internet security. This includes changes in hardware, digital rights management (on all sides), and far more. Now, who thinks this will actually work and is for our own good?"

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  1. Features! by kevinvee · · Score: 2, Funny

    From the article: So far, the United States doesn't seem to have a problem, but less tolerant nations might insist on a "back door" that would allow it to wiretap and search people's data. There would be problems in implementing this, um, feature.

    Microsoft has been releasing packages with these exact same features in them for years. With all the practice, I hardly believe that there would be problems in the implementation.

  2. In other news... by Jeremi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling announced an ambitious new technology that will protect investors from fraud. "Sure, everybody who wants to invest will have to buy our product first, but once they do, they'll be perfectly safe from all the, um, bad people who would otherwise take advantage of them", said Skilling.

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  3. Understatement of the year by JimDabell · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I firmly believe we will be shipping with bugs," says Paul England.

  4. This Just In! by Froze · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finnish Uber Hackers have released a workaround that requires only 10cm of scotch tape and a paper clip to bypass the incomming authentication protocol, thus allowing you to recieve any data.

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  5. Re:It's code-signing, not security by discogravy · · Score: 5, Funny
    And if the Genuine Microsoft code has a hole in it, attacks may still work

    "if"..."may" ? where have you been?

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  6. Did a little research on the codename... by ckd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good old WebElements has a little something to say about the biological reaction to palladium:

    All palladium compounds should be regarded as highly toxic and as carcinogenic.
  7. Umm, interesting choice for the name. by nologin · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I remember my greek mythology correctly, the Palladium was supposedly used to protect the city of Troy. As long as the statue was there, the city would be safe.

    The Palladium was eventually stolen and afterwards the city of Troy fell.

    I don't know about you, but isn't it ironic that Microsoft names their next security product in reference to this same Palladium?

  8. Re:Kuney quote.... by Zapman · · Score: 4, Funny
    Reminds me of this week's Helen comics:

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

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    Zapman