I've read that FAQ, and have to say I'm unimpressed. As I've stated before, there are only two routes to control information: control the container, or control the conduits.
It's really hard to control the container because people are smart, and generally ornery sons-of-bitches. Containers can (and will) be broken, despite the legality of it. I think that this is even more likely since TCPA container's security policies are controlled remotely - and that is much worse than a static security policy. These are going to be some *really* well motivated ornery sons-of-bitches! I think this tech is great for internal company use, actually. A company (or government agency) is well within it's rights to have absolute dictatorial control over every computer they own. But this policy is intolerable if applied to every citizen. Assuming that Fritz doesn't get his way, TCPA containers don't even have to be cracked. You can just choose not to buy one. You just might have a hard time listening to certain music and watching certain movies. And to be honest, why is that so goddamn important? A musician or movie production company wants to make money. If they think they can get away TCPA-enabled content, then let them try. Last I checked listening to Brittany Spears and watching Santa Claus 2 was pretty low on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. To summarize, TCPA is neither good nor evil (it is neutral, like all technology). In the context of a business, it could be good. In the context of all computer users, it is certainly evil. Finally, like all container technologies, it can and will be cracked. Therefore rather than worry about TCPA itself, I would worry about fuckheads like Fritz Hollings who is working to turn the TCPA into an instrument of evil. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
