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Trusted Computing And You
sebFlyte writes "There's an interesting look at the Trusted computing initiative running over on ZDNet UK, written by security guru Bruce Schneier. He looks at the suggestions for best practice made in a recent policy document, and Microsoft's 'Machiavellian manoeuvring' to stall said document. He posits their moves are to avoid having to enforce such best-practice when it comes to Vista's DRM and other copy-restriction technology." From the article: "This sounds great, but it's a double-edged sword. The same system that prevents worms and viruses from running on your computer might also stop you from using any legitimate software that your hardware or operating system vendor simply doesn't like. The same system that protects spyware from accessing your data files might also stop you from copying audio and video files. The same system that ensures that all the patches you download are legitimate might also prevent you from, well, doing pretty much anything."
And this is true everywhere, not just Soviet Russia.
switch ($decade) {
case "the 50's":
s/the Boogyman/Communist agitators/g;
break;
case "the 60's":
s/the Boogyman/acid-eating hippies/g;
break;
case "the 70's":
s/the Boogyman/disco/g;
break;
case "the 80's":
s/the Boogyman/mutual assured destruction (and Grenada!)/g;
break;
case "the 90's":
s/the Boogyman/evil hackers and George Michael/g;
break;
case "the 00's":
s/the Boogyman/terrorists/g;
break;
}
Another one bites the dust