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Date: 1999-01-21
Adieu Privacy: Intel identifiziert Chips-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- gehen, alle Prozessoren mit in die Hardware eingebauten Identifikationscodes serienmässig auszuliefern. Dass dies dem letzten Rest von Privatsphäre den Todesstoss versetzen könnte, hat EFF's Barry Steinhardt einem ZDnet Reporter erklärt. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Robert Lemos January 20, 1999 11:42 AM PT Intel Corp. will unveil plans to embed identification numbers in its PC processors on Thursday, said industry insiders and cryptographers familiar with the company's efforts. In doing so, the Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker could be sounding the death knell for anonymity on the Internet. .... "On the one hand it offers more security -- for e-commerce and information security," said Barry Steinhardt, associate director and privacy expert at the American Civil Liberties Union, "As a pure privacy issue, it allows for a means of tracking individuals on the Net." .... The plan calls for Intel to put a machine-specific ID and a random number generator in every processor, said sources familiar with the plans. The random-number generator will aid e-commerce by allowing PCs to encrypt data more securely, while the ID numbers will allow merchants to verify a user's identity and prevent stolen PCs from getting on the Internet. ... For those users who want to remain private, Intel will provide a software patch to turn off the function. This sort of scheme -- which is referred to as "opt out" because consumers have to opt out of participating -- mimics the current state of the industry. ... "Intel says they're not keeping a database matching users to their ID numbers," said Steinhardt, "but the temptation down the road for someone to keep a database will, most likely, be too great. It will happen." .... Full Story http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2189721,00.html relayed by max.scheugl@orf.at m.grinner@mail.gis.at -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 1999-01-21 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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