• @[email protected]
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    11 year ago

    But with a reason, I’m sure. There’s no reason for the everyday consumer to need one, other than Microsoft wanting more control.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 year ago

      yes, the reason is to securely store cryptographic keys. even your own. It comes preloaded with microsoft ones usually, but you’re free to delete them and install your own

    • kingthrillgore
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      31 year ago

      TPM actually provides some useful components to isolate encryption outside of Ring 0, which is a trust win. But any technology must be weighted against its power to oppress.

    • Solar Bear
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      11 year ago

      Data encryption and decryption without entering a password is a pretty darn good reason.

      • @[email protected]
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        -41 year ago

        Sure, but does a grandmother’s Solitaire & Facebook PC really need quick encrypting and decrypting? Anyone not dealing with sensitive info doesn’t need one.

          • @[email protected]
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            01 year ago

            How would at-rest encryption make it less likely that your computer joins a botnet, or more likely that you’d notice if it did?

        • Solar Bear
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          21 year ago

          There’s no downside to having it. There’s many downsides to not having it. This seems pretty cut and dry to me.

    • some_guy
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      -31 year ago

      the average citizen has nothing to hide therefore deserves no privacy

      • @[email protected]
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        01 year ago

        I’m sure you’ll be ok sending me your social security number, home address, bank login details, credit card number, a copy of all the files on your hard drive…

        I mean, you deserve no privacy right?