Intel to Build DRM into Next-Generation CPUs

mdecerbo writes "The Boston Globe is reporting that next year's Intel processors will include hardware support for Microsoft's "Palladium" DRM system. There are chilling privacy implications. AMD, here I come."

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You're all paranoid...

[fudgefactor7]

This is not a big deal. The only people who have to fear this are those who are doing illegal activities. Are you all succumbing to your own brand of FUD? Don't inject "info" into the documents, and don't let your personal "beliefs" cloud truth.

use a bit of logic

[g4dget]

Do you really think Intel is going to ship processors that require a key to run any piece of software? Intel's competitors would be overjoyed. There are dozens of chip manufacturers just itching to fill the void with RISC chips.k

What this will do is allow the OS to put the CPU into a mode where it only executes signed code. If you don't want it, you don't use it.

Besides, with JITs and interpreters, it doesn't really help security anyway--a lot of Microsoft's security problems are with interpreted code. You know: stupid little stuff, like VBscript and JScript, and if they can't get those interpreters to do the right checking, they won't enforce signatures correctly either.

Palladium is like another one of those gee-whiz ideas that people at Microsoft are prone to fixating on. You know, like putting a database into the kernel or using object marshalling for writing application data to disk. Ideas the rest of the world had and discarded decades ago because they are so stupid.

You damned troll ... and let me tell you why ...

[SuperDuG]

You make mention of the 70's and the time of wonderfulness when only the really technical people knew what a com-poo-ter was. Well you make mention of these wonderful times on a forum on slashdot, where the hell do you think you'd be able to post if it wasn't for every Tom Dick and Harry out there buying a computer.

Now as far as personal computing goes, why the hell should YOU care what I do with my computer? If I'm making illegal copies of movies or anything else, that's my business (and that of the authorities who arrest me ...) not yours. You can stay in your little happy utopic world where everyone bows to you because you have a fancy calculator.

Personal computing has brought prices down and great advancemence in software and hardware. I am completely impressed with the entire way that the computing industry has turned out in the past 20 years and look forward to the next 20. As far as hardware based DRM, why would this be a benifit. It would be like buying a piece of hardware that is purposefully disabled ... Ex, you go to the store and buy a NEW gun. This gun has the ability to be loaded, but will not actually fire a bullet, instead it just makes a loud bang. Now this is because of course of the large amount of violent crimes being done with guns today and is just for the safety of everyone around us. Would it fly? Hell no ... because people buy guns to do with what they want and most gun owners don't like people telling them what to do, hence the whole them having a gun factor.

Anyways, if you liked the 70's so much, TOUGH it's over and times are constantly changing, get over it.

You are a thief

[goombah99]

Yep. its pretty simple really. only you cant see it.