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24. Sep 2010, 11:56 AM
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Intel's approach to security after purchasing McAfee
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I couldn't decide which section's the right one, so if it's not, please move this post. TechRepublic posted the interesting article Should Intel decide what software we can run?, after Ars Technica posted the Intel's walled garden plan to put A/V vendors out of business article. It's not the lates news, but I happened to read it today. Anyone heard more about this?
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24. Sep 2010, 08:55 PM
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I find it hard to believe that Intel hasn't thought about the possible backfire. So, if they have and still feel confident enough to go down this path, I can't help thinking that there's something else behind this.
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24. Sep 2010, 09:11 PM
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 Thing is they might not have the final say anyway. Maybe some parts of the world will rule this as a restrictive practise just as happened with Microsoft and IE.
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24. Sep 2010, 09:21 PM
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not with computers but recent in US it was ruled that unlocking phones (iphone issue) to allow 3rd party software was legal...
not sure why this wouldn't apply to computers, phones are basically hand computers now anyways |
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24. Sep 2010, 09:59 PM
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Sounds like a win for common sense. This whole thing seems to be about ownership rather than security. From everything i've learned about security on this site i just wonder about the sense of assigning all your security provision to one vendor, whether you own that vendor or not. Mistakes happen and the very first time a computer using Intel/McAfee gets compromised the whole thing starts looking iffy. I admit i know nothing about the quality of McAfee products but it only takes one slip. I think i'll just stick with my AMD machines 
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25. Sep 2010, 03:20 AM
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25. Sep 2010, 05:14 AM
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not pc... but macs do this... well they tried with iphone too.
PCs/laptops are harder to lock down I think because they are made for such a broad user base so "windows" never knows what kind of system it's being installed onto Linux... well that just goes against reason people use it so it wont lock software here... I've always hated Mcafee products though, not sure why but I never liked them or norton for security. Their other product/research is fine but the AV/firewalls sucked. Maybe large companies/schools like them for admin control but for home user i found it easier to use another product that I could modified individually |
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