[ltp] TCPA on Thinkpads

[iriXx]

take that slightly further - imprisoning innocent people is okay because 
bricks are okay and the prison is made of bricks. that is TCPA thinking 
at its core.

Tod Harter wrote:
> I'd have to hear you specifically refute Ross Anderson's logic because it 
> absolutely falls in line with the pattern established by corporate behaviour 
> in this country over the past 10 years (at least).
> 
> I think your logic is like saying that a prison is OK because bricks are OK 
> and the prison is made of bricks.
> 
> On Wednesday 19 March 2003 06:19 pm, Allen, Michael B (RSCH) wrote:
> 
>>That page should be renamed tcpa-fud.html. Hardware supported key
>>management is a natrual progression in computing and one that I welcome. Do
>>not confuse TCPA (Trusted Computing Platform Alliance) with CBDTPA
>>(Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act). They are
>>conceptually two completely different things. Get educated. Don't run with
>>the herd.
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From:	iriXx [SMTP:dev_null@iriXx.org]
>>>Sent:	Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:07 PM
>>>To:	linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>>>Subject:	Re: [ltp] TCPA on Thinkpads
>>>
>>>Greg Herlein wrote:
>>>
>>>>>This chip is not intended to "spy" on you.
>>>>
>>>Ross Anderson says different:
>>>
>>>http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html
>>>
>>>i think what is of concern is not what tcpa is being used for currently
>>>but what it *might* be used for.
>>>
>>>im writing a book on the subject (see www.copyleftmedia.org.uk) and have
>>>been reading about it for the last year. the further i get into this the
>>>more worrying it becomes.
>>>
>>>http://ukcdr.org has some good info too....
>>>
>>>m~
>>>
>>>
>>>
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