Are we safe from "Trusted" Computing?
Given the fact that "Trusted" Computing PC hardware is almost upon us:
http://news.com.com/Hardware+securit...l?tag=nefd.top
I'm wondering what this means for Apple users. For now, Apple's party line is that it won't implement Palladium-style DRM on its computers, nor will it do anything to alienate its users in a major way.
However, I'm wondering if Apple won't cave in to pressure to come on board, especially considering banking sites will start to require Palladium to sign in (driving me to telephone banking) and movie content will conceivably only be distributed this way.
So, by running Apple hardware, am I merely delaying the inevitable enslavement of my computer by the content industry, forcing me to give up computing entirely?
http://news.com.com/Hardware+securit...l?tag=nefd.top
I'm wondering what this means for Apple users. For now, Apple's party line is that it won't implement Palladium-style DRM on its computers, nor will it do anything to alienate its users in a major way.
However, I'm wondering if Apple won't cave in to pressure to come on board, especially considering banking sites will start to require Palladium to sign in (driving me to telephone banking) and movie content will conceivably only be distributed this way.
So, by running Apple hardware, am I merely delaying the inevitable enslavement of my computer by the content industry, forcing me to give up computing entirely?
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Not going to happen, not when linux is still free.