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Another Trojan?
Protecting business documents may well be the worm on the
hook.

MS and the other companies offering this will have to prove that
their versions of DRM isn't a trojan horse to give Hollywood and
the music industry control over the content of our computers.
Based on their actions in the past I wouldn't allow this software
into my companies parking lot much less our computers.

Some of the best "privacy" software in the world is GNUPG/PGP,
products whose source code by be reviewed by anyone.

How can you trust that DRM software does what it is supposed
to if it isn't open to peer review?
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DRM is good for business  Enterprise Analyst | 04/20/04
Document Security?  dwest_z | 04/20/04
Um... NO  AbsolutelyNot | 04/20/04
Another Trojan?  Franklin_z | 04/20/04
Not just DRM software, ALL!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/20/04
think spyware is bad now  V Sanders | 04/20/04
Speaking of which...  AbsolutelyNot | 04/20/04
Sounds like Doctor Evil's E-mail  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/20/04
Snag It  gmyx | 04/20/04
If Microsoft has it's way...  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/20/04
Not when it's done at the hardware level.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
Please explain..  Patrick Jones | 04/20/04
Ok....  gmyx | 04/20/04
DRM won't stop people leaking emails.  Zogg | 04/20/04
Client side DRM does nothing but assist white collar criminals  David Mohring | 04/20/04
that and  V Sanders | 04/20/04
Hogwash, pure and simple.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
Microsoft employees like you are so predictable...  dicktaurus@... | 04/20/04
What a cute little rant, predictable but still cute.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
Linus T wants DRM badly??  Iain_Peters | 04/20/04
Read for yourself (what Torvalds said)  B.O.F.H. | 04/20/04
He'll ALLOW it, he doesn't WANT it...  Michael Kelly | 04/20/04
Honestly Bity-Boop, you're a piece of work, and a congenital liar.  dicktaurus@... | 04/20/04
Even Microsoft has some hiring standards!  B.O.F.H. | 04/20/04
Actually, it appears M$ requires little of its paid $hills...  dicktaurus@... | 04/20/04
Watergate  Bill4 | 04/20/04
That is, no more Watergates  Omch'Ar | 04/20/04
Put your code where your mouth is  Nigel Johnstone | 04/20/04
Great idea Nigel  issthatso | 04/20/04
Microsoft eats its own dog food...  ShadeTree | 04/20/04
Cool so lets see the code  Nigel Johnstone | 04/20/04
Become a partner and you will...  ShadeTree | 04/20/04
Is it security or obscurity?  Nigel Johnstone | 04/20/04
Lapdogs  AbsolutelyNot | 04/20/04
Last time I checked....  ShadeTree | 04/20/04
There you go with that common sense again!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
More lies: Elsewhere, you say, "You (we) have little choice."!!!!  dicktaurus@... | 04/20/04
I do not listen to music or media on my PC  V Sanders | 04/20/04
Lots of luck  Chad_z | 04/20/04
Linus wants DRM!  Loverock Davidson | 04/20/04
Oh, what he said...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
re: Linus wants DRM  Iain_Peters | 04/20/04
Not really...  Patrick Jones | 04/21/04
HIPPA requires this.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
HIPPA may require it, but  AbsolutelyNot | 04/20/04
You need to find a new doctor.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
Not that easy  AbsolutelyNot | 04/20/04
Been there, done that.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
What you were handed....  ShadeTree | 04/20/04
DRM is a fact of life  George Mitchell | 04/20/04
Inevitable my Butt...  BitTwiddler | 04/20/04
You need to ask Linus T. why he wants it then.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
You are twisting what Linus Torwalds said!  B.O.F.H. | 04/20/04
Yes, he understands that if Linux is to...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
DRM is mostly applicable to...  B.O.F.H. | 04/20/04
That is not what he said.  balsover | 04/22/04
re: you are twisting  Iain_Peters | 04/20/04
Inevitable my Butt...  BitTwiddler | 04/20/04
You got that right!  InetUser_z | 04/21/04
Remember eBooks? Me neither  Nigel Johnstone | 04/20/04
Standards are a bad idea!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
Not if enough complain and refuse to buy into it  AbsolutelyNot | 04/20/04
You (we) have little choice.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
DRM, will it finally end anonymity?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
Secure shopping  Nigel Johnstone | 04/20/04
One word, biometrics.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
Doesn't help  Nigel Johnstone | 04/20/04
Isn't the thumb print just a password  voska | 04/21/04
Majority???  Iain_Peters | 04/20/04
Why Worry  Thrifty Tech | 04/20/04
You must mean Linux don't you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
No_Axe: Re-read what Torvalds said  Iain_Peters | 04/20/04
A small but significant correcttion  Michael Kelly | 04/20/04
Show your identity online  Enterprise Analyst | 04/20/04
You first D A E M O N .  Nigel Johnstone | 04/20/04
On a lighter note.  ShadeTree | 04/20/04
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT ...  coffeenite | 04/20/04
ms lock in  fishyfool | 04/24/04

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