On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 20:06, FemmeFatale wrote: > > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27232.html > > One of these days when I Can completely stop using windows I will enjoy it > very much. > > OTOH, this affects Linux too apparently so... what to do ? > > *sigh* I need an OS that won't fuck me over ... and ditto for > manufacturers & politicians. Nice dream I know... > --- > Femme
I've got some more stuff that may be of interest to you here, Femme. Plus some comments for everyone -- http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=232 Excerpts from the above article: "Advanced Micro Devices will include Microsoft's Palladium "trusted" -- meaning Microsoft-approved software only -- support in its next generation of chips, according to published reports. The Opteron chip, to be released in 2003, will refuse to run applications or display content that has not been digitally signed by Microsoft or one if its designees. This, Microsoft says, will increase security. Certainly it will increase the security of Microsoft Corporation and its shareholders........" "AMD has been working toward Palladium compliance for some time as a result of pressure from the motion picture and music industries......" "It is envisaged that once the TCPA system is fully functioning, our PCs would quietly report to authorities any unauthorised content on our machines. PCs and other devices would also refuse to play content, such as a music CD, tied to another device, and may be instructed by a remote server to delete information from the owner's hard drive........" "If legislation sponsored by Sen. Ernest Hollings, Democrat of South Carolina, is approved, there could be federal prison time awaiting anyone who disables "security" features his legislation would mandate. The bill calls for adoption of whatever is the "industry standard" technology for protecting the copyrighted work of movie and music companies, which more and more looks as if it will be Palladium......" (Me again..) So the synopsis is that since they (M$) consider it too expensive or too much work or that Linux is way too competitive securitywise, they then will simply fill the security gap by using hardware features to spy on your personal computing activities. They will then save much money by getting the federal government to use it's workforce (the FBI) to go after people who break the DMCA (which is a piece of shit violation of your rights in the first place). So basically the US government will now go after whoever they label a "cyberterrorist", instead of M$hit fixing their software responsibly on their own. In other words, Palladium and the US government are now taking up M$hit's slack in security. The force of law will now make up for M$hit's horrendously bad software. Thru lobbied legislation(lobbied by M$ and Hollywood), the force of law is now behind M$hit. Consider too the inside track on the method by which the DMCA is currently enforced: http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20020919.html If you think you're not being tracked or watched, think again. Your anonymous proxy is no protection. Neither are your spoofed packets. The point that we all must remember is not to sit back and say, "Heck, they are just going to get hacked again; they'll never learn..." That's not going to work. Because eventually everyone who does a port scan or who circumvents Palladium will be in jail. Don't think you are immune. The real answer is to change the legislation by getting involved with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and following their recommendations. The way to get them where it hurts is to carry the fight to your representatives. Good Luck, LX -- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdk Evolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같�
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