[sdedovic]

Imagine this:

You buy a house. Your house has a little box by the front door. The box holds a small House Environment Integrity (HEI) module. This HEI is something your local Home Owners Association installed. They say you cannot open the box or investigate how the module inside works, as this is against the HOA and you will be fined. They tell you this HEI module is meant to help and protect you. To make sure the plumber you hire didn't do a bad job or that the paint you used on your walls doesn't contain lead. They say it's for your benefit and to make your home a better and safer place. This does not reduce the control of your own house.

[hot_gril]

Instead of imagining a theoretical box, consider the water and power meters you probably already have that you don't technically own.

[j-bos]

> This does not reduce the control of your own house.

Just make sure your visiting friends register with the HOA, and don't get excited about being handy with the curtains, that's gonna require an HOA approved contractor.

[wilsonnb3]

This is an argument against the TPM, not WEI.

[ianlevesque]

WEI is a mechanism that forces you to let websites use the TPM to stop and frisk your machine before access. There’s no difference.

[ncallaway]

Sure, WEI just says that they’ll allow literally any person you interact with at all look in the box on your house.