Trusted Or Treacherous Computing?

theodp writes "Just because Richard Stallman is paranoid doesn't mean Microsoft's not out to get you. For a hint about the possible end-game of Microsoft's Trusted Computing Initiative, check out the patent application published Thanksgiving Day for Trusted License Removal, in which Microsoft describes how to revoke rights to render based on 'who the user is, where the user is located, what type of computing device or other playback device the user is using, what rendering application is calling the copy protection system, the date, the time, etc.' So much for Microsoft's you-should-have-control assurances."

Re:Say what?

[Tim C]

Maybe someone should read the patent in question?

No, this is slashdot, where we read an inaccurate, third-hand interpretation of the abstract of a patent (not the claims), then check to see who it was granted to, and rubbish or support it based on that.

Re:Hands up, everyone who DIDN'T see this coming..

[Stanislav_J]

Those situations would fall under the jurisdiction of law enforcement, not Microsoft.

Once Billy Boy is President [theinquirer.net], they will be one and the same....

Re:Hands up, everyone who DIDN'T see this coming..

[Petrushka]

Surveys have shown that users are willing to give out their passwords for a piece of chocolate.

Point of order: that is false. Surveys have shown that users were willing to give out things that they claimed were their passwords for a piece of chocolate.