BBC NEWS | Technology | What price for ‘trusted PC security’?

BBC NEWS | Technology | What price for 'trusted PC security'?: "What price for 'trusted PC security'?

If you have recently bought an IBM ThinkVantage computer, a Dell Optiplex, or one of a whole range of laptops from Toshiba, HP/Compaq or Samsung then you may have got more for your money than you realised.

Inside your shiny new PC is an extra chip called the trusted platform module (TPM) that can be used for a range of hardware-based security features."