[AccessD] Future of Windows XP

Hi All:

The TPM module is available in Dell, HP and Lenovo computers and it comes turned on by default but it can be turned off.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749022(v=ws.10).aspx

It should be noted that certain applications will not install or files be able to be used unless the chip is turned on. There have been other issues with the chip as accessing the chip improperly can cause it to fail.

http://www.wave.com/support/trusted-platform-module-tpm-disabled-unavailable-or-locked-1

The reason for the chip is that it is supposed to validate whether all software and content on the computer is in fact one hundred percent legal and matches its digital management certification. 

It will be interesting to see how far this process will proceed and all the ramifications. It may all just be a tempest in a teapot, but the potential for misuse by some over zealous officials is always there. 

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 1:56:34 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Future of Windows XP

Hi boogie(?)

It's about  Trusted Platform Module, the hardware module, not Windows 8.

/gustav

>>> boogieloogie at gmail.com 24-08-13 4:31 >>>
I lurk 99.9% of the time but need to say this about Windows 8. If you value
privacy then do not use it. There is a direct pipe to the NSA and they can
control your computer remotely, glean all info, turn your device into a
spying apparatus. It is so serious that the German Government issued a
warning this past week.

http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/08/german-government-warns-of-windows-8-loss-of-control/index.htm

http://investmentwatchblog.com/leaked-german-government-warns-key-entities-not-to-use-windows-8-links-the-nsa/

:L

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