-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 At 07:19 AM 7/10/2002, Juan M. Courcoul wrote: >A closed, proprietary system or one with a restricted distribution scheme >and not subject to peer review will be particularly vulnerable and, well, >we all know Microsoft's track record. Palladium will be shared source and open for review. AFA peer review, the TCPA body is extensive with over 180 member companies. To me, the main concern here is that the companies implementing their individual TCPA systems will have to recoup their development dollars, which will be substantial. Since this will be done by seizing new market share, or maintaining market share in the face of new competition and technologies, one has to wonder to what extent a company would go to stay alive. TCPA developers may not all be viewing the technology as a means to force customers to stay customers now, but when the time comes, they will most certainly do whatever they feel they must do, or more importantly *can* do, in order to "eat the competition's lunch." I'm not worried about back doors and such yet- it is the front door that has potential to be abused in this case. AD -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 7.1 iQA/AwUBPSyPK4hsmyD15h5gEQJzPwCfUm/XEqHacbM3OZXDp0GJuVEIYcEAoMjL m7lVSU4Vc+s6fNXZZa/8HvW9 =yXLi -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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