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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. First they came... by AHuxley · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    When Microsoft came for the army,
    I remained silent;
    I was not a soldier.

    When they locked up the government,
    I remained silent;
    I was not a bureaucrat.

    When they came for the telcos,
    I did not speak out;
    I was not an isp.

    When they came for the net,
    I did not speak out;
    I was not a blogger.

    When they came for my PC,
    there was no where left to speak out.

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    Domestic spying is now "Benign Information Gathering"
  2. Re:Oooh great... by drinkypoo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Just to keep you from getting confused, you do realize the US is currently being run by a would-be theocrat who believes that God works through him, and has said as much publically?

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    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"