Friday, August 16, 2002

CryptoGram: Palladium and the TCPA. There's been more written about Microsoft's Palladium security initiative than about anything else in computer security in a very long time. My URL list of comments, analysis, and opinions goes on for quite a while. Which is interesting, because we really don't know anything about the details of what it is or how it works. [Tomalak's Realm]   No two ways about it -- Pd is a bad thing.  It will transform your PC from the configurable, extensible information tool into an fee-generating instrument for Microsoft, the MPAA, the RIAA, etc.   You won't like it.   This is such a bad idea, if it doesn't collapse under its own weight, it will only because Microsoft propped it up with billions from its cash horde. 4:31:28 PM

Bay Area business leaders don't expect fast rebound San Francisco Chronicle Aug 16 2002 0:46AM ET [Moreover - Bay Area news] 8:28:30 AM