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TPM and hardware attestation is pretty darned flaky on a lot of platforms. That's es...
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It's also worth appreciating how all of these issues are cropping up at precisely the same time that all of our worst fears surrounding TPM and hardware attestation are coming true.
I remember when experts raised concerns about these approaches when they were first proposed and published a couple decades ago, and how they would likely increase the control of rabidly monopolistic companies at the expense of consumers and the privacy rights of the public. I remember how those experts were mocked and dismissed.
And now we're witnessing those same warned-about technologies being used to lock out alternative platforms and strip individuals of whatever tiny shreds of online privacy they might have left.
It's also worth appreciating how all of these issues are cropping up at precisely the same time that all of our worst fears surrounding TPM and hardware attestation are coming true.
I remember when experts raised concerns about these approaches when they were first proposed and published a couple decades ago, and how they would likely increase the control of rabidly monopolistic companies at the expense of consumers and the privacy rights of the public. I remember how those experts were mocked and dismissed.
And now we're witnessing those same warned-about technologies being used to lock out alternative platforms and strip individuals of whatever tiny shreds of online privacy they might have left.