

| Microsoft States Changes to the Software Formerly Known as Palladium |
| Written by Benjamin A. Hunter | |
| Wednesday, 03 December 2003 | |
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"...we're calling it NGSCB -- Next Generation Secure Computing Base..." Now say it three times fast... "NGSCB is an operating system kernel within an operating system kernel -- the larger of which will resemble the conventional Windows system. But the other part, which Manferdelli called the "Nexus mode" and said is entirely optional for the user, is the "trusted computing" model that Microsoft, Intel, and organizations such as the Record Industry Association of America are so hot to get the general public to use. Why? Because it will allow only one user per system and per application, and it will be much easier to track music, video, and other entertainment files as they move from retailer to listener. Files within the NGSCB architecture will be encrypted with secret coding specific to each PC, making them useless if stolen or surreptitiously copied." Decent read, though I'm skeptical at what is stated is really what is being implemented. I've seen entirely too many times of Microsoft doing highly questionable things - the TCP/IP stack barely to standard in an attempt to force us to use a Microsoft proprietary protocol for Internet - to believe that all is rosy and wonderful. Time will only tell seeing as we have to wait for Longhorn (due 2006 now)... |
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