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Earthlink, however, seems to have opted for the most ridiculous way. Apparently, Earthlink.net webmail users can make use of a feature that requires those replying to an email to go perform a captcha test. These guys need to invest in a good spam filter system, for making email responders fill out forms to get mail across is certainly not a desirable way of establishing identity. It just adds another avenue for a phishing scam, if nothing else.

Trusted Computing is controversial. “Trusted” does not necessarily mean the same as “trustworthy” from a user’s perspective. Rather, “trusted computing” means that the computer can be trusted by its designers and other software writers not to run unauthorized programs. Advocates claim it will make computing devices less prone to malware. Opponents (such as the Free Software Foundation) believe this trust in the underlying companies is undeserved and the technology affords too much power and control in the hands of the designer.

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