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Somebody had to work on it before it was how the world is. When Microsoft proposed a scheme involving remote attestation and DRM in 2003, the New York Times pub
by Zak 4mo ago
Somebody had to work on it before it was how the world is. When Microsoft proposed a scheme involving remote attestation and DRM in 2003, the New York Times published a critical article. Google SafetyNet a decade later barely got a whimper out of major tech outlets, much less the mainstream press.
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/30/business/technology-a-safer-system-for-home-pc-s-feels-like-jail-to-some-critics.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/30/business/technology-a-saf...
- coldtea 4mo ago>Somebody had to work on it before it was how the world is. The mindset the parent described extends to what they're asked to do. They don't challenge it. It doesn't have to already be law for them to accept it and build it. It's enough that the ask comes from authority (a boss, a government) and pays.