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Lenovo thinkpads have a security chip also. These so-called security chips give me mixed feelings. They might improve the security of the average consumer, bu
by fouc 8y ago
Lenovo thinkpads have a security chip also.
These so-called security chips give me mixed feelings.
They might improve the security of the average consumer, but they also create more barriers for anyone that wants to tinker with their setup.
- bigbugbag 8y agoAlmost every computer has a security chip now. At least if your computer has something related to one of these names: AMD, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Wave Systems Corp, Digital Management, Inc., Cisco, Lenovo, Infineon, Juniper Networks, Fujitsu, etc. These are the member of the consortium Trusted Computing Group[1] who pushed for Trusted Computing[2] through hardware or software. Do you remember the Palladium fiasco (now Next Generation Secure computing Base[3]) ? The TCPA (Trusted Computing Platform Alliance) ? This was the beginning and it happened in the late 1990's/early 2000's. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Computing_Group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Computing_Group [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Computing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Computing [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next-Generation_Secure_Computing_Base https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next-Generation_Secure_Computi...