[Olpc-open] [possible improvement]built-in identity module

[Bipin Gautam]

On 2/7/07, xuan wu <wuxuan.ecios at gmail.com> wrote:
> hi all.
>  I wonder if the XO has any kind of identity module? Would it be more
> acceptable by the government if every operation can be traced back to the
> very person who use the XO very easily, as the government's most
> consideration is about the control and understanding of the people? As the
> XO is for the children, it's better for them to learn to show as the real
> "themselves" from the childhood. So isn't it a good idea both for persuading
> the government and for the children's benefits? The problem is, how much
> does that module cost?

exactly!!! OLPC might be a global phenomenon. with free internet
access... children as users all around and mesh topology its very hard
to trace back of OLPC falls in a wrong hand, criminal? (it obviously
will).

anonymous internet access, limited storage which can be completely
cleaned in minutes and new OS installed in no time. It could be a
BIGGEST threat from DIGITAL FORENSICS and security standpoint.

This is what we have been discussing and will be working on here in NEPAL.

some sort of uniq identification mechanism should be in ROM chip that
can be verified from network. but again some short of solution could
cost much...... creating a cheap and tamper proof hardware for that
purpose whould be a innovation on its own