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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (71792)	1/21/1999 11:51:00 AM
From: Robert Douglas	Respond to of 186894

Jim, It seems like a good tradeoff. Those who still want anonymity can still have it, but you can be identified for commercial transactions. It seems like a must if the Internet is to become the marketplace that is envisioned. Have you ever tried to cash a check at your bank with a paper bag over your head? Trust me it doesn't work. <g> -Robert

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (71792)	1/21/1999 12:43:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 186894

<Seems Intel want to imbed ID numbers in their chips so "whomever" can follow you around the web. ACLU is up in arms. What will Intel try next?> Any web site stupid enough to try and obtain your "ID number" on your CPU without your permission is going to face hell. Blizzard Entertainment experienced this when Starcraft players who logged onto Battle.net found out that their system information was being sent secretly to the web server. Blizzard apologized, saying it was an effort to track down pirates who copied the Starcraft software and used fake keys to get a Battle.net account, but that did little to allay the fears of the paranoid. I guess my point is that having the ID number on the CPU isn't going to create a new threat of privacy invasion. It will give the dishonest people a little more information to play with, but it won't make even more people dishonest. Having said that, I've got to say that the ACLU, or the Anti-Christian Liberties Union, lost credibility in my book a long time ago. Tenchusatsu

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (71792)	1/21/1999 1:25:00 PM
From: greg s	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Jim, re:so "whomever" can follow you around the web...NOT! Not so, not so at all ... From Paul Engel's post #71736 where he posted the Intel press release: (This quote was attributed to Pat Gelsinger, VP of Intel's Business Products Division) On privacy, he said Intel will build into its chips the ability for individuals to control whether to hide their identity online. Intel also will make people aware of the kind of data being collected about them. This means that the user can turn off the feature, if they should desire. Those who are parnoid about privacy issues can turn it off, while suffering the loss of H/W based security. Not only that, but the user will be afforded more information than is currently available about what data is being collected on them (should they utilize the feature). This is not a privacy conspiracy. This is a great H/W security solution to enhance ecommerce, IMO. Greg.