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To: Scumbria who wrote (72144)	1/26/1999 2:30:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 186894

<Personal freedom is a little bit more complicated than blind trust.> Trust is what makes the world go round. Or do you not trust anyone with your credit card? Tenchusatsu

To: Scumbria who wrote (72144)	1/26/1999 2:35:00 PM
From: Chris Carlson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Hey Scumbria, Sorry to butt in, but you didn't really answer his question. I would like an explanation as to how exactly the CPU ID in any way puts someone at greater risk, but I have yet to hear a very convincing or compelling case (not singling you out here, I haven't heard one from anyone). Those privacy advocates sure did get some publicity, however! If the data is encrypted during online transactions, then there is no more risk of the loss of privacy there. I guess someone could ascertain the fact that Intel CPU ID # 23f5bb12c00009 visited a particular website, but with a dynamically assigned IP address, how does that get traced back to an actual person? I may be missing something here, so please feel free to correct my oversight(s). Thanks in advance! Chris