Signs of 'Trustworthy Computing'

wired.com | at | by Mike

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European consumers will soon get a first taste of what Bill Gates meant by "Trustworthy Computing." NEC Computing International has announced a trial program in which Packard Bell PCs will be equipped with keyboards that include secure smart-card readers.

The keyboards are designed to hold credit card numbers, PINs and other personal information in encrypted form, without leaking them into the rest of PC where they could be stolen by crackers, malicious programs or other users.