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The FCC is considering new regulations with regards to the radio spectrum and Trusted Computing. The EFF has responded, listing several reasons why it's a bad idea.
...in order for Trusted computing to effectively curtail malefactors and the merely clueless from turning their PCs into malignant emitters, it would have to restrict PC owners' ability to run software that addressed either integrated SDR devices or the components that make them up, such as DACs. The Commission did not specify exactly how Trusted Computing would do this and it is not clear whether the Trusted Computing implementations currently contemplated could serve this function in the PC environment. "Trusted Computing" should not be used as a catch-all term for "tamper-resistance", not least because the actual amount of tamper resistance included in Trusted Computing systems may vary widely.
Thanks to Cory for the tip.
Posted by Casper at May 6, 2004 03:25 PM