The trusted computing model is advocated by an alliance of technology heavyweights – Compaq, HP, IBM, Intel and Microsoft, and involves issues such as privacy, digital rights management, and the marginalization of open source software.
The implementation of increasingly complex proprietary encryption programs automatically installed on PCs via software applications and required upgrades has resulted in diminishing user control over computers. See this article,
Who controls your computer? by Richard Stallman, for a well documented review of the legal consequences of this evolving technology.
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Daily Archives: October 22, 2002
Free Software May Carry Along Spyware
There are hidden consequences to downloading freeware programs from web sites. The cost of free software is often an agreement to be subjected to a constant barrage of pop-up ads. However, there is a higher price that may be involved – spyware programs that often tag along in download process. Once activated, spyware programs can… Continue Reading
E-Mail and Internet Use Policies
The ABA has published a new book focused on protecting companies from claims associated with employee use of e-mail and the Web. The book is titled Employee Use of the Internet and E-Mail: A Model Corporate Policy With Commentary on Its Use in the U.S. and Other Countries. See the press release here. Continue Reading
