The German government is worried about the adoption by federal agencies of Microsoft's upcoming Palladium security technology, fearing the system could lead to higher costs. In what appears to be the first time a nation has criticized the technology, Germany's Ministry of Economics and Labor said in a letter to the Bundestag, or parliament, that widespread adoption of Palladium raises the "danger that applications of software for new high-security PCs require a license by Microsoft, resulting in high costs." The Nov. 26 letter was a response to queries from members of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party.
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