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I'm sorry, it appears your OS image isn't signed. Please submit it to the certification authorities along with the inspection fee of $25,000 to ensure that it complies with all necessary regulations.

Computers are going to become more like cell phones with locked bootloaders. TPM is already a mandatory feature thanks to Windows 11.

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Well then we'll build our own computers at home. Sam Zeloof [1], a high school student at the time, demonstrated the possibility years ago. Are they going to outlaw electronics knowledge? At that point we're beyond a dystopian society, we're post-apocalyptic.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/@SamZeloof

> Are they going to outlaw electronics knowledge?

No, but they might ban "bespoke" devices.[0] Maybe you're smart and brave enough to build and maintain your own illegal device, but good luck trying to persuade other people to do the same so that you can communicate with them securely online. Also, the government might force ISPs to block access to devices that don't pass remote attestation checks.

[0] https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2023/02/my-comment-uk-gov...

If you criminalize encryption then only criminals will have encryption. If that’s what it takes then I’ll gladly be a criminal.

well i hope you like prison food then

Well, conveniently the EU has a proposal for certifying open source projects.

What's the certification fee looking like?

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