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Windows Security GM Talks NGSCB (Palladium)

Posted by timothy on from the neckbone-connected-to-ankle-bone dept.

An article at IT Manager's Journal (along with Slashdot, part of OSDN) reports on John Manferdelli's recent talk at Stanford on what Microsoft is calling for now its "Next Generation Secure Computing Base," or NGSCB (formerly Palladium). Manferdelli is the general manager for Windows security at Microsoft, and his presentation was mostly about the technical, not ethical or other considerations involved in this system. His position is understandably different from those of privacy and free software advocates who assert that Microsoft's elaborate security is designed to lock users into Microsoft software at the expense of privacy and choice.

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  1. What does NGSCB stand for again? by johnthorensen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    NGSCB = "Now Gates Sticks Cock in your Bum"

    1. Re:What does NGSCB stand for again? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Why is this offtopic? That was hilarious! Mod parent up +1 Funny!

  2. People, lets be postitive. by GoofyBoy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Things the /. editors did right;

    1. Disclaimer that both sites are owned by the same company.
    2. No obvious grammer/spelling problems.
    3. Not a dupe.

    Keep up the good work!

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    The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.