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Trusted Computing: Strengths, Weaknesses and Further Opportunities for Enhancing Privacy

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Trust Management (iTrust 2005)

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This paper assesses how trusted computing technology can enhance privacy, both in the short and long term, and provides a variety of examples. In addition, potential negative privacy implications are assessed and outstanding issues are highlighted that need to be addressed before trusted computing could be provided in a privacy-friendly manner within the consumer space.

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Pearson, S. (2005). Trusted Computing: Strengths, Weaknesses and Further Opportunities for Enhancing Privacy. In: Herrmann, P., Issarny, V., Shiu, S. (eds) Trust Management. iTrust 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3477. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11429760_21

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