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Comment by raxxorrax

TPM should still be scrutinized in my opinion. It is mainly used to bind licenses to hardware. The keys act as a identifiable serial number. Yes, it is possible to shield against third party manipulation and there are some cryptographic benefits, but not in any practical sense. Not supporting it can even be a security boon, spies probably would have incentives to not use it.

So I think it is fair to stay critical if the NSA supports unique identifiers for hardware.

parent raxxorrax 6 years ago

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