Ken Camp, the author of the excellent IP Telephony Demystified, has started a new blog and posts (on my recommendation, I’m happy to say) an email he sent to me about trustworthy computing. Here’s a snippet:

If we extrapolate trustworthy computing to it’s obvious extensions, don’t we move toward an Orwellian society of complete control and observation? Consider “trustworthy transportation” – your automobile, sensing rage at the pressure of your foot on the pedal, shuts off, thereby not allowing you to pass a car and avoid problems. “Trustworthy refrigeration” – Sensing overly high fat content in the inventory within, your net-connected refrigerator notifies your insurance carrier, who then raises your rates based on an unhealthy lifestyle. “Trustworthy photography” could ensure that the bathtub picture of a toddler immediately be reported to those in pursuit of child pornography rings.

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