Re:The Dangers of Microsoft Pluton
by mavhc on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @09:07AM
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Indeed, so the user should not buy a computer where they're not in control of the TPM, if you can't disable it/add your own keys, then don't buy that computer
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That rapidly converges on "you can't buy a computer and use it", because economic interests favor trusted computing devices.
> That rapidly converges on "you can't buy a computer and use it", because economic interests favor trusted computing devices.
I would rather argue that it converges to "you become more and more morally obliged to learn about hacking (and perhaps become a less and less law-abiding citizen) if you buy a computer and use it".
Your way rapidly turns into "I was shot by a SWAT team for running a program I legally own"
Yea, maybe we shouldn't live in the US, or other authoritarian nations, but few of us have options like that.