TCPA

[Akallen]

The TCPA is a very bad alliance. It will allow computer companys to view what program you have, this "friz chip" that will be MANDOTORY for all U.S. and many other places will send infomation about all the programs on your computer, besides that it has to be put on your computer or you'll face a $500 fine and up to 5 years in prison, that is if it is passed! This will be required for all motherboards, you can disable this but, Mr. Friz will continue sending info about your programs. You may see if your computer/motherboard company has signed and declared its alliance with the TCPA by clicking here (http://andesigns.info/co.html) you may also see a faq about it by clicking here (http://andesigns.info/tcpa.html) and you can read more by visiting http://www.notcpa.org and http://www.againsttcpa.com I hope this is not passed. If your in europe you need to see this (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39148199,00.htm). Have fun and long live democracy!

[Terminator]

How can this topic be under HM Exclusive?

[wildfire]

Dang, that is dead wrong!!!! No way am I going to let that shit sandwich hit the wall. Thx for the heads-up *readies samurai sword and ronin hat*.

[xsylom]

Violates the constitution. I doubt it will be passed.

[Akallen]

But hang on, isn't TCPA illegal under antitrust law?
Intel has honed a `platform leadership' strategy, in which they lead industry efforts to develop technologies that will make the PC more useful, such as the PCI bus and USB. Their modus operandi is described in a book by Gawer and Cusumano. Intel sets up a consortium to share the development of the technology, has the founder members put some patents into the pot, publishes a standard, gets some momentum behind it, then licenses it to the industry on the condition that licensees in turn cross-license any interfering patents of their own, at zero cost, to all consortium members.

The positive view of this strategy was that Intel grew the overall market for PCs; the dark side was that they prevented any competitor achieving a dominant position in any technology that might have threatened their dominance of the PC hardware. Thus, Intel could not afford for IBM's microchannel bus to prevail, not just as a competing nexus of the PC platform but also because IBM had no interest in providing the bandwidth needed for the PC to compete with high-end systems. The effect in strategic terms is somewhat similar to the old Roman practice of demolishing all dwellings and cutting down all trees close to their roads or their castles. No competing structure may be allowed near Intel's platform; it must all be levelled into a commons. But a nice, orderly, well-regulated commons: interfaces should be `open but not free'.

The consortium approach has evolved into a highly effective way of skirting antitrust law. So far, the authories do not seem to have been worried about such consortia - so long as the standards are open and accessible to all companies. They may need to become slightly more sophisticated.

Of course, if Fritz Hollings manages to get his bill through Congress, then TCPA will become compulsory and the antitrust issue will fall away, at least in America. One may hope that European regulators will have more backbone.

Shure it isn't

[iecep]

TCPA suck big time...It interferes with privacy...It may take a long time before it reaches the Philippines tho' ...But I hope It doesn't get passed in any country,,...

[Akallen]

you can say that agian (bump)

[mck9235]

Originally posted by wildfire@Oct 18 2004, 12:15 AM
Dang, that is dead wrong!!!! No way am I going to let that shit sandwich hit the wall. Thx for the heads-up *readies samurai sword and ronin hat*.
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That would really go against the constituition. Thats unfair too, its privacy!

[crimsonmoon]

And you think we have privacy on our computers with all the adware and spyware circulating.....It seems every year we lost a little more of our so called "freedom" :(

[mck9235]

Yea its sad, all that spyware floating around, if you dont have protection your computer will probaly be so junked up you cant use it within 2 months.

[azzracing]

Originally posted by mck9235@Oct 24 2004, 09:15 PM
Yea its sad, all that spyware floating around, if you dont have protection your computer will probaly be so junked up you cant use it within 2 months.
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These two programs I run on a weekly basis to keep my pc free of spybots and adware programs. I have used them quite alot and find them very useful.

Spybot Search and Destroy - I would have to say that this is the best spybot remover i have seen to date.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Ad-Aware - From Lavasoft Very good Adware remover.( Be sure that any programs that you have and use do not bring adware with them, as it may cause some programs not to work )(Note alot of trialware or freeware programs fit this). - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

[mck9235]

I dont like SBSD I use Ad-Aware Webroots Spy Sweeper and X-Cleaner, and Norton 04'

[MikeyBe]

I use both spybot and adaware. Sometimes spybot finds stuff adaware doesn't and vice versa so I think its safest to use both. Havn't scanned my compy in awhile. I should go do that now!! See ya.

MIke

[buastard]

spybot s&d slows down my computer TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much. Im running pentium 2 with 333MHz. If you got the cash, i would recommend pestpatrol. 30 bucks or so

[undacuvabruva]

I use WebRoot, Spy Sweeper and Windows Washer
and Norton Internet Security '04
IS has a fire wall and AntiVirus, just incase you didn't know