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[FYI] CPRM for ATA-HDD: "A serious threat to civil liberties"
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- Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 17:15:17 +0100
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There's no going back after CPRM, warns Schneier
By: Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 17/02/2001 at 09:49 GMT
CPRM copy control poses "a serious threat to civil liberties", writes
cryptography expert Bruce Schneier.
In an analysis of the CPRM specs that the 4C Entity has proposed for
inclusion in the ATA hard drive specification in his latest
Cryptogram newsletter, Schneier warns of their social cost. He also
comprehensively debunks the spin that CPRM - as it was first thrown
at the ATA committee - was only ever intended for removable media:-
"This is a lie, of course. Already it is planned for IBM's tiny hard
drive, and larger drives aren't far behind," he writes.
[...]
If you're thinking, "but these guys cry wolf every year, why should I
be interested now?", do read this poetic piece and see how easily
technology liberties that you take for granted can be taken away. ®
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