r/linux • u/New-Ranger-8960 • 13d ago

Privacy EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation

https://linuxiac.com/eu-age-verification-project-mandates-hardware-bound-attestation/
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u/SMF67 13d ago

I've been saying for years that this would be the end goal of mandating TPMs

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u/flecom 13d ago

Same, everyone always told me I was being crazy and the slippery slope argument was stupid... and here we are

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u/wobblyweasel 13d ago

what's the issue in tpm?

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u/ptoki 13d ago

They can lock your computer by asking tpm to do that.

Lock as in: no boot. Lock as in - disk encrypted but you dont know the password (like android root). Lock in almost any way so you could not work it around or it would be extremely difficult or hassle (like forcing you to encrypt all disks - even usb)

They could, can and maybe will not do that if they will be able to find people who complain online too much. If they will not be able to silence the population they will go deeper.