Trusted Or Treacherous Computing?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday November 24, 2006 @10:24AM from the eyes-in-the-dark dept.

theodp writes "Just because Richard Stallman is paranoid doesn't mean Microsoft's not out to get you. For a hint about the possible end-game of Microsoft's Trusted Computing Initiative, check out the patent application published Thanksgiving Day for Trusted License Removal, in which Microsoft describes how to revoke rights to render based on 'who the user is, where the user is located, what type of computing device or other playback device the user is using, what rendering application is calling the copy protection system, the date, the time, etc.' So much for Microsoft's you-should-have-control assurances."

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Re:Hands up, everyone who DIDN'T see this coming.. by kimmo · 2006-11-24 11:16 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Well intentioned my ass. I think ./ should have a few new classes for moderation: blue eyed idiot, stupidicus infinentum, well intentioned and stupid looking troll etc.