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Microsoft Stalling TCG Best Practices Document?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the security-getting-in-the-way-of-profit dept.

It doesn't come easy writes "Bruce Schneier (of Counterpane Internet Security) suspects Microsoft doesn't want the recently Trusted Computing Group published best practices document: Design, Implementation, and Usage Principles for TPM-Based Platforms to apply to Vista. The reasons are mostly speculation at the moment but Bruce implies further investigation will be forthcoming..."

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  1. V. I. S. T. A. (the real meaning) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


    Viruses
    Insecurities
    Spyware
    Trojans
    Adware


    1. Re:V. I. S. T. A. (the real meaning) by Philip+K+Dickhead · · Score: 4, Funny

      • Veracity
      • Integrity
      • Security
      • Trust
      • Accountability
      --
      "Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell
  2. Re:The DRM factor. by Prophet+of+Nixon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have actually been chased up a tree by an angry sheep.

    Now, why I admit this randomly on the internet, I don't know... In any case, those things are mean.

  3. Re:Foggy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That was terrible, truly awful...

  4. TCG? by Mortal-God · · Score: 3, Funny

    I didn't know M$ was trying to get into the Trading Card industry. I see it now: "I tap my Bill Gates and send a monopolistic attack at you loose $2bil points." "Yeah well I summon a firewall to block your attack" "oh but my Bill Gates was equipped with Windows so it gets +50 attack points and destroys your firewall" "good, Windows opens you to attack so I send my WinWorm at you, it will take you 2 turns to clean up that mess"

  5. Huh? by sunwolf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did anyone else read that as "Trading Card Game"?