Learning to Love Big Brother

Learning to Love Big Brother
Scott Granneman, 2003-06-04

Microsoft's digital rights management (DRM) may have implications for security professionals.

Learning to Love Big Brother 2003-06-05
blacklight (1 replies)

The big $M has no use for such troublemakers as guerrillas, revolutionaries, visionaries and free-lance dogooders. DRM is a development that is in full conformance with their corporate culture.

I believe that breaking away from MS Office is merely a question of management willpower. Users who are...

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Learning to Love Big Brother 2003-06-06
RogueClient

I think everyone needs to relax a little.

This technology will not be widely adopted. Consumers who want to share media will carry on doing so in the same ways. If MIAA and friends think this will solve their piracy 'problems' they're deluding themselves. Small businesses would find this a comple...

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Learning to Love Big Brother 2003-06-05
Anonymous

If DRM can give something back to the artists being copied left and right in the age of digital reproduction then it's a good thing. Only the manufacturer of the OS can control enough technical aspects to impose a level of restrictions in direct proportion to the value of the content to be protected...

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Learning to Love Big Brother 2003-06-05
Anonymous

RMS????

Someone should suggest to Richard Stallman that he sue Microsoft for misappropriation of his initials....

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Learning to Love Big Brother 2003-06-05
gnudad (1 replies)

I know I don't need M$ or any company managing my rights, be they digital or otherwise. It is too bad that right now the climate is such that this sort of philosophy is becoming acceptable. It is too hard to reclaim rights that become insidiously removed under the guise of security or patriotism o...

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byte me ? 2003-06-06
Anonymous

thats cute. byte like a computer byte. didnt get it at first. Like -Bite me- Ha!

Security Focus has gone to the crapper. Lame articles lame posts lame all around.

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Learning to Love Big Brother 2003-06-06
Scott Granneman

I thought the same thing, and almost mentioned it in the column, but I ran out of space. I'm sure RMS is just thrilled....

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Learning to Love Big Brother 2003-06-06
Anonymous (2 replies)

"It can become a tool for the bad guys while also stopping the good guys"

What tool does not? If this is the main problem you have, your in the wrong business. Do you hold the same position on cryptography in general? At least put your bias in perspective.

Concept is good. Dont try to kill the...

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I agree 2003-06-06
Anonymous

The author seems a bit wet beind the ears on this and fails to present any ligitimate argument. For years we worked to open crypto for all. Frankly, I am pleased MS is making advances with pki and thinking functionality. Perhaps others will follow.

The -oh its big brother- tactic is weak and Ill ...

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Re: Learning to Love Big Brother 2006-06-20
JP

all concepts are done with the best intentions unfortunately most people do not have good intentions.

you know as well as anybody this technology will be used by the .gov folks for control as easy as.

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Learning to Love Big Brother 2003-06-10
Someone is doing something DRM

I totally agree... however, there is no exact black or certain white in this world. There is no perfect DRM, akin to there is no perfect Security. High security can block hackers, can also stops honest users, just like DRM... ... I am not a Microsoft supporter, and I am not against DRM... Thanks for...

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Learning to Love Big Brother 2003-06-11
Anonymous

Nice article....

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