Windows Vista

[Darkmaster]

Hi everybody, did you see the new operative system of Microsoft? It's a good operative system, but many people don't know that this new project of Microsoft doesn't allow you to read the beackups of cds and dvds, because when you put a cd in the cd player automatically it will send a message at the industry and the police will be in your house. this is a piece of a big system called Palladium with Toshiba, Sony, Apple, and Microsoft, that don't allow you to read beackups of cd or dvds. /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />


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~Joshua JPDB Security Systems Admin

[SSJDinoTycoon42]

do you mean backups? then does that mean like burned CDs and copies?


that sucks

[Alienprojects]

Actually I highly doubt that is true. Microsoft would not risk loosing sales of this new operating system. Its also a breach of privacy.

[Alienprojects]

Palladium is actually not what you say it is at all.
Its a new protection program to help the users privacy:

WHAT PALLADIUM DOES

* Tells you who you’re dealing with—and what they’re doing. Palladium is all about deciding what’s trustworthy. It not only lets your computer know that you’re you , but also can limit what arrives (and runs on) your computer, verifying where it comes from and who created it.

* Protects information. The system uses high-level encryption to “seal” data so that snoops and thieves are thwarted. It also can protect the integrity of documents so that they can’t be altered without your knowledge.

* Stops viruses and worms. Palladium won’t run unauthorized programs, so viruses can’t trash protected parts of your system.

* Cans spam. Eventually, commercial pitches for recycled printer cartridges and barnyard porn can be stopped before they hit your inbox—while unsolicited mail that you might want to see can arrive if it has credentials that meet your standards.

* Safeguards privacy. With Palladium, it’s possible not only to seal data on your own computer, but also to send it out to “agents” who can distribute just the discreet pieces you want released to the proper people. Microsofties have nicknamed these services “My Man.” If you apply for a loan, you’d say to the lender, “Get my details from My Man,” which, upon your authorization, would then provide your bank information, etc. Best part: Da Man can’t read the information himself, and neither can a hacker who breaks into his system.

* Controls your information after you send it . Palladium is being offered to the studios and record labels as a way to distribute music and film with “digital rights management” (DRM). This could allow users to exercise “fair use” (like making personal copies of a CD) and publishers could at least start releasing works that cut a compromise between free and locked-down. But a more interesting possibility is that Palladium could help introduce DRM to business and just plain people. “It’s a funny thing,” says Bill Gates. “We came at this thinking about music, but then we realized that e-mail and documents were far more interesting domains.” For instance, Palladium might allow you to send out e-mail so that no one (or only certain people) can copy it or forward it to others. Or you could create Word documents that could be read only in the next week. In all cases, it would be the user, not Microsoft, who sets these policies.

[beeurd]

Palladium won’t run unauthorized programs, so viruses can’t trash protected parts of your system.

That's the bit that gets me... What constitutes an "authorised" programme?

[Alienprojects]

According to Microsoft, programs that have not been authorized by the user.

[beeurd]

Hmm... I'm sceptical that this will make any difference in the long-run.

[thenextalangrant]

Hmm... I'm sceptical that this will make any difference in the long-run.

Honestly, yeah, sounds a lot like nothing new for anything.

[Alienprojects]

Im not worried about it.