[nobodyandproud]

> why do people who are concerned about their own privacy and security never seem to understand things like this? I do not understand.

Because it’s forced on everyone as a default.

UEFI and TPM is great to detect firmware and OS tampering. It’s a real concern for anyone working on Windows.

The problems are intent and unexpected consequences, which are the problems created by requiring TPM.

For example, either the trusted third party must be infallible or what happens on tampering detection must be reasonable.

If something goes wrong with the remote attestation, what am I prevented from doing?

It also adds pressure to increase DRM, which the average paying-user would find extremely punishing (think Blu-ray discs).