Relevant articles
MS to micro-manage your computer
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25843.html
MS Palladium protects IT vendors, not you - paper
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25940.html
Microsoft's Palladium news roundup, criticism, and more
http://www.politechbot.com/p-03699.html
-----Original Message-----
From: asfiATeol.ca [mailto:asfiATeol.ca]
Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2002 8:14 a.m.
To: rumoriATdetritus.net
Cc: asfiATeol.ca
Subject: [rumori] stifling competition in the name of better security?
>From the NEW SCIENTIST archive:
> Dispatches
> New Scientist vol 174 issue 2349 - 29 June 2002, page 7
>
> Microsoft says it will attempt to toughen up its PC operating systems
> in response to criticism that they aren't secure enough. Versions of
> Windows from 2004 will run only authenticated programs, to keep out
> viruses. The system will use encryption to safeguard data, but critics
> are concerned about the level of control this will give copyright
> holders such as film studios.
Oh joy, another hoop for non-MS software to leap through before it can be
used on Windoze. I wonder if GatesCo. will inflict the authentication
procedure on the software authors, or on the poor consumer who attempts to
install and run it??
Will Microsoft change their corporate slogan to "Trust us, we have
*everything* you will ever need." ???
- Colin Hinz
Toronto, Canada
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