Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 30th Aug 2005 17:41 UTC
For the first time, the Windows operating system will wall off some audio and video processes almost completely from users and outside programmers, in hopes of making them harder for hackers to reach. The company is establishing digital security checks that could even shut off a computer's connections to some monitors or televisions if antipiracy procedures that stop high-quality video copying aren't in place.
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2005-07-06
How long will it take...
for some average hacker to disable every countermeasure Microsoft ever dreamed of?
My guess: less than 7 minutes.
Knoppix already boots in less than 7 minutes ;-)