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To: Paul Engel who wrote (72620)	2/1/1999 3:18:00 PM
From: Paul Fiondella	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Is this the "rational" theme? "The vocal cries and yells of Single-Issue Privacy concerns are generated just to call attention to themselves and their causes." --- Paul Engel Combine that with the following and you get an overall picture: According to Intel VP Patrick Gelsinger, the PSN will be used to identify users for accessing Internet web sites or chat rooms. He told the RSA conference, "unless you're able to deliver the processor serial number, you're not able to enter that protected chat room." According to Intel, the technology will be also used for authentication in e-commerce, which will make the PSN attached to a person's real-world identity.