Its a bit too Clipper Chip for me, unless I can burn my own hardware key into the CPU.
As it stands, the root of trust is a "trust me bro" from a major manufacturer.
Jim the Ln noderunner isn't worth the NSA's time to snatch and put in a small room with a bright light in his face.
But AMD and Intel CEOs certainly are worth their time. Not that the NSA would have to - they'll have had their own CALEA portal to generate valid keys since before the first silicon was etched.
This is a great technology for securing data and computation against unorganised crime, against Diego in Paraguay who's always trying to send Viagra spam through my relay.
Against ideologically-motivated enemies with nation-state backing, its a trojan horse.
