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That the encryption keys used to lock the files are stored physically on the laptop and thus, stolen with the rest of the system.

Your best bet for security in this area is not to keep sensitive files on a laptop, or, if you must, use an esoteric encryption scheme (one that very few people, if any, use) along with an inconceivable/illogical naming and storing structure that only you could possible remember or figure out. Then you could top it off with this "trusted computing" I guess.
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Isn't it Ironic  Nigel Johnstone | 03/16/05
Can't Resist - Must Post  TrustMe_z | 03/16/05
Windows 2000 Awarded for Security highest security certification of any com  yosim | 03/18/05
Must be a rhetorical question  shadowself | 03/16/05
Wrong statistic  NonZealot | 03/16/05
Ummm, so why is ITunes full of DRM?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/05
He didn't say it was devoid of DRM  tic swayback | 03/16/05
Wrong TPM deployment numbers...  hawk520 | 03/16/05
You will be assimilated...  BitTwiddler | 03/16/05
But...  nucrash | 03/16/05
Of course you'll need both hardware and software  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
This could be of a great benifit  voska | 03/16/05
Except...  ZzSmirKzZ | 03/16/05
There is a free program for just this purpose  Hugh Jass | 03/16/05
Like I said  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
Sure they can  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/16/05
But who's the customer?  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
The race is on...  The King's Servant | 03/16/05
So in other words  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
Also  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
We've had secure laptops for years!  alterego_z | 03/16/05
We use that too  voska | 03/16/05
Until the user forgets their password...  BitTwiddler | 03/16/05
Have you ever heard of encryption!  Reverend MacFellow | 03/16/05
Trusted Computing?  Joe Blow_z | 03/16/05
No it's security  voska | 03/16/05
DRM is a joke...  Anton Philidor | 03/16/05
I'd have no problem with that  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
All software will be allowed to work.  Anton Philidor | 03/16/05
No they won't  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
Don't worry...  Anton Philidor | 03/16/05
Re: Don't worry...  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
Really?  Patrick Jones | 03/16/05
The future of DRM  osreinstall | 03/16/05
Re: I'd have no problem with that  none none | 03/16/05
Software, music, video...  voska | 03/16/05
DRM has a 0% success rate so far  tic swayback | 03/16/05
Re: DRM is a joke...  none none | 03/16/05
Dystopic  Anton Philidor | 03/16/05
RE:DRM is a joke...  richdave | 03/17/05
Agreed.  Anton Philidor | 03/16/05
Oh, about Microsoft...  Anton Philidor | 03/16/05
Yes I can...  Patrick Jones | 03/16/05
Yes, I can!  The King's Servant | 03/16/05
Even if we assume...  IT Scion | 03/16/05
Look at I-Tunes DRM  voska | 03/16/05
But wasn't that...  rapson | 03/16/05
True, but....  tic swayback | 03/16/05
Putting it into "car" context.  maxo_z | 03/16/05
Exactly  tic swayback | 03/16/05
I don't think Apple is to blame  voska | 03/16/05
Not just anti-piracy.  maxo_z | 03/16/05
Excellent news!  Roger Ramjet | 03/16/05
Sure is  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
Apple will never do this!  Reverend MacFellow | 03/16/05
IE 7 To Have Tabbed Browsing!! Wow!! Gasp!! Microsoft Innovates Again!!!  itanalyst | 03/16/05
Hope there's an Off switch for it, then.  Anton Philidor | 03/16/05
Got It From Here  itanalyst | 03/16/05
ZDNet's advocating FireFox...  Anton Philidor | 03/16/05
It's tough to advocate something  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
So IE7 will be Firefox lite?  B.O.F.H. | 03/16/05
you work for ms or someting  Power User | 03/18/05
hey slick !!! the topic has nothing to do with ie7  Power User | 03/18/05
M$ behind the times! I'm shocked!  Reverend MacFellow | 03/16/05
What trusted hardware???  FirstNLastN | 03/16/05
The Ultimate Hack!  Reverend MacFellow | 03/16/05
Microsoft behind in security... and you call this news???  TheLegend | 03/16/05
Trusted Computing  davidbteague@... | 03/16/05
Just wait  DarthRidiculous | 03/17/05
who else  wessonjoe | 03/16/05
All Complex Ecosystems Have Parasites  tic swayback | 03/16/05
i dont want it on the mobo we buy  M_c | 03/16/05
Another excuse to build your own  Chad_z | 03/16/05
I'm surprised people aren't noticing the spin of the article.  Sotek | 03/16/05
And then some  tic swayback | 03/16/05
They're celebrating in Redmond  DarthRidiculous | 03/17/05
Security provided by hardware in conjunction  bjbrock | 03/16/05
MS Longhorn?  wkowal@... | 03/16/05
Hmm, YMMV  NonZealot | 03/16/05
That's because  Michael Kelly | 03/16/05
Yes and no  NonZealot | 03/17/05
and because,  wessonjoe | 03/17/05
He was talking Long Horn  voska | 03/17/05
as in long time?  wessonjoe | 03/17/05
LOL (NT)  voska | 03/17/05
Hardware security sneaks into PCs  Loverock Davidson | 03/16/05
On an IBM Thinkpad...  The King's Servant | 03/17/05
Intel has a part to play  leafyoung | 03/16/05
Mbrd change - Data Gone?  motorhead_z | 03/17/05
gone!  wessonjoe | 03/17/05
This can hurt the content guys more than the tech industry  voska | 03/17/05
Cautiously optomistic ...  George Mitchell | 03/17/05
Gentoo is developing three flavours...  The King's Servant | 03/17/05
Wow!  George Mitchell | 03/17/05

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