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IBM Shipping More PCs with Trust Chips

Posted by michael on Sunday October 3, 2004 @07:30AM from the trust-us dept.

rts008 submits this EWeek story about IBM shipping more computers with trusted computing inside. Since the article mentions none of the downsides, we should: trusted chips will eventually be used by software manufacturers to make sure the computer's owner does not do anything with the software which the manufacturer does not want to permit.

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Chips Ahoy Shipping More Cookies w/Chocolate Chips by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-03 07:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

rts008 submits this SnackWeek story about Chips Ahoy! shipping more cookies with chocolately goodness inside. Since the article mentions none of the downsides, we should: chocolate chips will eventually be used by the snacking industry to make sure the cookie's owner does not do anything with the cookie which the manufacturer does not want to permit.