Is the “Trusted Computing Platform Alliance”, heavily criticised on this site;
againsttcpa.com/what-is-tcpa.html
still something to be concerned about? I’ve never heard of it before, but if that site’s analysis is correct then it’s worrying.
Companies are still doing research on such features. I personally doubt that it will happen, because it would be impossible for Linux to comply with the security and intellectual-property restrictions, and whether they like it or not (especially Microsoft, which IIRC was the first one to push the concept – no doubt in part to crush Linux), Linux is on a roll. However, it is a threat.
“When noncompliant operating systems are outlawed, only outlaws will have noncompliant operating systems. I will give up my noncompliant operating system when they pry it out of my cold, dead hands.”