Pentium III disturbs Privacy

Title: Pentium III disturbs Privacy
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Pentium III disturbs Privacy

The recent release of the Intel Pentium III has consumers as well as businesses concerned about the privacy of the computer world. The controversial issue is a feature in the Pentium III chip known as a Processor Serial Number or PSN. It identifies individual machines connected to the internet by way of a unique number embedded in the chip. According to Intel the PSN will be used to identify users in electronic commerce and other …showed first 75 words of 520 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 520 total…We want this world to be a safe place and rejecting this feature from Intel is one way that we can assure oursleves that we are doing something to make it stay that way. Bibliography Unknown, What are the privacy Problems with The Proposal. 1999. Http://www.bigbrotherinside.com. Unknwon, Intel Boycott page. 1999. http://www.permanenttourist.com/bbalert/intel-boycott.html Unknown, Prototype Code Didn’t get Erased From Some Chips. 1999. http://www.sfgate.com/ Word Count: 501

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