trustworthy computing = treacherous computing?

[Ice-9]

You really have to read this article, there are some scary things in there

http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/10/21/1449250.shtml?tid=19

particularly this :
There are proposals already for U.S. laws that would require all computers to support treacherous computing, and to prohibit connecting old computers to the Internet

Very disturbing!!!!

Edit : Oh well, just noticed that there was a link to this very article in The Lounge so you probably all have read it by now.
Sorry for the double posting folks.

[ October 22, 2002: Message edited by: Ice9 ]

[Calum]

yep, i think i'll link to it and close it, although i'll leave the topic in this forum as i think it's relevant.
i hadn't read it yet, btw, so your posting it isn't totally in vain!  

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