Even if you trust Microsoft not to abuse its "secure (against the user) boot" scheme, despite the evidence[0], you should realise how eager governments are to r

Even if you trust Microsoft not to abuse its "secure (against the user) boot" scheme, despite the evidence[0], you should realise how eager governments are to remove apps from app stores and how quickly they would take advantage of a technology that allows them to limit desktops and laptops to running only "approved" applications too. People rightly foresaw the potential for scope-creep in Apple's latest device-side file scanning "feature", and we should be similarly cautious for any similar feature that makes it hard for Microsoft to oppose enforcing a government-maintained blacklist or whitelist of installable software. [0] https://www.computerworld.com/article/2542952/aussies-rage-against-the-microsoft-machine-over-vista-security-feature.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2542952/aussies-rage-a...