Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Bob Barr Weighs In On Trusted Computing Group

Posted by timothy on 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."

4 of 200 comments (clear)

  1. shop privately for beauty needs by kahendricks · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I agree with Bobb Barr.

    Check out my web site!

    http://www.beautipage.com/escape2spa/

  2. Give that man a cigar ? by Wolfbone · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    ..."And it would be impossible for you (the consumer) to remove, decrypt or disable (just like the lavatory smoke detectors on airplanes)."

    The former Congressman is to be applauded for his insight into these matters - despite not being a technophile himself - but I really think he needs the assistance of some medical technology to help him with his smoking habit before he gets himself arrested for trying to destroy an airplane.

  3. Stolen idea by crap_on_you · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Both liberals and conservatives are groupthinkers unlike us intelligent libertarians

    To think, along with a group, that groupthink is unintelligent is still groupthink, I think.

    Crap_On_You

  4. Re:vigilantes by Malcontent · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Other then a few improvished countries most countries have strict immigration laws. Besides which Americans are not well liked just about anywhere now. I would not be surprised to see other countries putting in legislation specifically to hinder migration from the US.

    I keep hearing that there is an exodus of highly educated and relatively well off people out of the US. Does anybody have any stats on this? It could be the beginning of a "brain drain" on the US.

    --

    War is necrophilia.