This article from the New York Times does a pretty good job of discussing a software initiative that has many of us computer enthusiasts fairly concerned. Fundamentally it involved changing the way a computer works to “force” system conformity for content distribution. A good summary of what makes this a concern can be found in the article itself.
“Microsoft’s use of the term `trusted computing’ is a great piece of doublespeak,” said Dan Sokol, a computer engineer based in San Jose, Calif., who was one of the original members of the Homebrew Computing Club, the pioneering PC group. “What they’re really saying is, `We don’t trust you, the user of this computer.’ “
Fundamentally this “security” initiative requires that users give up a serious portion of the control they have over a computer and transfer that control to a third party (i.e. Microsoft.) Read the article and decide for yourself if it is a good thing.