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No More Internet Anonymity

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-computer-knows dept.

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."

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  1. It's even worse! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your computer may be broadcasting your IP address to the world as we speak! Or so I've heard.

  2. Hardware Cookie? by Groucho · · Score: 5, Funny

    I suggest we refer to this hardware cookie as a shit biscuit.

  3. Re:Real Identity? by shoffsta · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.