Al solito RMS è un po' estremista, ma il pezzo è da leggere.
Su newsforge c'e' un bellissimo pezzo di Richard Stallman su Palladium, DMT e soci, dal titolo "Can You Trust your computer?". Un breve ma efficacie escursus dal trusted computing al treacherous computing. [manteblog]
Imagine if you get an email from your boss stating a policy that is illegal or morally outrageous, such as to shred your company's audit documents, or to allow a dangerous threat to your country to move forward unchecked. Today you can send this to a reporter and expose the activity. With treacherous computing, the reporter won't be able to read the document; her computer will refuse to obey her. Treacherous computing becomes a paradise for corruption.