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No More Internet Anonymity
inkhaton writes "This Article tells of an Orwellian chip that, once installed in your computer (and not by your choice), will allow any website you visit to "read" your identity. The article goes on to describe how many benefits there are for using this to facilitate online business and even suggests some negative points. It ends with "Ultimately the TPM itself isn't inherently evil or good. It will depend entirely on how it's used, and in that sphere, market and political forces will be more important than technology." ... ugh. Well we all know what that means."
Aren't we all Testuser from Beverly Hills, CA 90210 at test@aol.com?
Your computer may be broadcasting your IP address to the world as we speak! Or so I've heard.
My TPM will have the following information.
.. then I guess it's back to my C= 64...
Richard Cranium
9191919 Nunya Street
Overstock, MO 64999
901-555-5555
And if I can't do that
= Grow a brain...
How else will the Anti-Christ keep track of you, and keep you from buying or selling? However, the mark is supposed to be in your forehead or palm of your hand. OK implanted RFID chips then.
I suggest we refer to this hardware cookie as a shit biscuit.
Or the 3117 [sic] haxor who used the latest TMP chip crack to change their TMP ID to be the same as yours, which they got from the worm that still can get installed on your machine...
Well I've heard of people misspelling words, but who'se heard of somebody misspelling a number? It's called 1337, dude.