So this is like a DRM feature that gives Microsoft control over their computer? This does not bode well for privacy. Microsoft is just trying to turn someone's personal computer into "our computer".
I kind of want Microsoft to succeed to see if it would piss off the normies....just kidding. Most people will just roll with it.
Nothing inherent to TPM gives MS more control over your computer than they already have. Honestly, it's more for storing your own encryption keys securely.
One thing I can see them do is using TPM to lock your Windows license to your motherboard. They already lock those, but I think they use things like the Ethernet controller's MAC address and other pseudo-unique identifiers to fingerprint the motherboard. I haven't dealt with TPM in a while, but it probably gives them a way to get a more reliable unique fingerprint that's harder to falsify. That would be a good reason to require it from Microsoft's perspective in order to ensure their revenue.
So this is like a DRM feature that gives Microsoft control over their computer? This does not bode well for privacy. Microsoft is just trying to turn someone's personal computer into "our computer".
I kind of want Microsoft to succeed to see if it would piss off the normies....just kidding. Most people will just roll with it.
Doesn't bode well for what? I'm not familiar with that word, I'm only an American...
For freedom.
With shit like this, "your computer" is not even really your computer.
Nothing inherent to TPM gives MS more control over your computer than they already have. Honestly, it's more for storing your own encryption keys securely.
One thing I can see them do is using TPM to lock your Windows license to your motherboard. They already lock those, but I think they use things like the Ethernet controller's MAC address and other pseudo-unique identifiers to fingerprint the motherboard. I haven't dealt with TPM in a while, but it probably gives them a way to get a more reliable unique fingerprint that's harder to falsify. That would be a good reason to require it from Microsoft's perspective in order to ensure their revenue.