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Bob Barr Weighs In On Trusted Computing Group

Posted by timothy on Saturday September 20, 2003 @06:41AM from the surprise dept.

bearwayne writes "Former representative Bob Barr (R-GA), a conservative and non-technophile, who has now has teamed up with the ACLU to fight growth of the Federal government's infringements on Civil Liberties ala the Patriot Act, weighs in on the Trusted Computing Group/Alliance in this article at Creative Loafing. Among other things, he expresses concerns about censorship, loss of control over one's PC, and other corporate/government abuses."

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I have not!!! by Beebos · 2003-09-20 07:00 · Score: 2, Funny

Sharing a name with a dufus ex-congressman is a pain in the ass, but I have to give him credit for fighting the Neo-McCarthyism.

Bob Barr
Refresh my memory by Kohath · 2003-09-20 07:24 · Score: 3, Funny

Are we supposed to like Bob Barr or hate him? I can't remember, and my group-think-ophone is out of service.

I need to know before I read the article so I can dismiss everything he says as biased or accept it all as enlightened.
When to use a Trust by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-20 07:36 · Score: 2, Funny

When do you put money in a Trust?
When you don't trust your kids to use it properly.