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The concept behind Pay Per Read (PPR) is that the people you pay have to have access to your computer.
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It works too if the drives have (crypted) access to a server to verify that you comply with the terms of the contract
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Ergo, companies will gain complete and total control over your computer.
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Total control is not mandatory. There is just an marginal edge to be gained. Just enough not to threaten privacy issues tho
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Once your can give direct signals to the hardisk, you can do anything you want!
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Sure:)
Seriously, the fact is that these drives may allow new business models.
Something that brings value is always interesting.
But if You don't like the conditions*price/interest to use the n3W-f*Ck1Ng-smart-and-useful-services-protected-by -these-drives...
just don't use them.
btw what do you think about the ASP ? You don't have access to the binaries, don't have the rights to copy them
And if you need them, you might have to pay for the "service" !
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y -these-drives...
The concept behind Pay Per Read (PPR) is that the people you pay have to have access to your computer.
]
It works too if the drives have (crypted) access to a server to verify that you comply with the terms of the contract
[
Ergo, companies will gain complete and total control over your computer.
]
Total control is not mandatory. There is just an marginal edge to be gained. Just enough not to threaten privacy issues tho
[
Once your can give direct signals to the hardisk, you can do anything you want!
]
Sure
Seriously, the fact is that these drives may allow new business models.
Something that brings value is always interesting.
But if You don't like the conditions*price/interest to use the n3W-f*Ck1Ng-smart-and-useful-services-protected-b
just don't use them.
btw what do you think about the ASP ? You don't have access to the binaries, don't have the rights to copy them
And if you need them, you might have to pay for the "service" !
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