TCPA computers allready on sale

[Tattooed]

It seems that TCPA is allready with us.  The IBM Thinkpad X30, Netvista has TCPA built in. You can check it out here.
http://www-916.ibm.com/press/prnews.nsf/jan/54B4D36E09EC0C0985256C24004DD3E3

I think this is a list of all the compaines that have sign up to TCPA
http://www.againsttcpa.com/tcpa-members.html

[ForceSphere]

quote: Trusted Computing Platform Alliance, an industry work group focused on enhancing trust and security on computer platforms. The security subsystem, a combination of hardware and downloadable software, helps protect user authentication and both wired and wireless communications.

Just how the hell does this help the user?  And my good god thats alot of companies!!

[Kintaro]

tcpa is security

tcpa == (! dcma) and (! microsoft)

[hm_murdock]

interesting that nobody that makes RISC-based stuff (aside from IBM) is on the list.

And IBM has said that TCPA will never find its way into its mainframes, minis, or their Power Architechture and PowerPC stuff.

[avello500]

thats more disgusting than the last post i read. i need a bottle of 151.

[TheQuirk]

It's been that way for a while... I thought I posted something about that a year ago?