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Army to Require Trusted Platform Module in PCs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wind-talkers dept.

Overtone writes "Federal Computer Week is reporting that the U.S. Army will require hardware-based security via the Trusted Platform Module standard in all new PCs. They are a large enough volume buyer that this might kick start an adoption loop."

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  1. Whenever I think of Trusted Computing... by Rolling_Go · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...I think of one of those dirty con guys that wants you to play three card monty or something. "Come on, it's not rigged....trust me." Yeah, sure buddy.

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    sup
  2. Great idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    Give the power to disable software used by the US military to tech companies. Brilliant, why didn't anybody think of this earlier? Will software vandors be permitted to run validatation servers on sirpanet?
    ATTENTION DOD EMPLOYEE:
    MICROSOFT HAVE DISABLED THIS SYSTEM AS WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING A GOVERNEMENT CONTRACT WITH IRAN. THE FUNCTIONALITY REQUIRED TO WAGE WAR WILL BE RESTORED WHEN THIS TRANSACTION COMPLETES.
    Did nobody in the DOD see that god awful Irobot film?