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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. death of linux/bsd? by jeffy124 · · Score: 1, Troll

    The article talks about hardware changes, including changes to the chip since both Intel and AMD are involved. Could this mean the end of x86-based open source OS's, including Linux and the BSDs?

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