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Date: 1999-01-25
Intel Identi/chip: Ruf nach Boykott-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- unverwechselbare Identitäten erhalten - formiert sich immer mehr Widerstand. Ausser den "usual suspects" wie dem Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) ist ein erster Abgeordneter zum US-Kongress ziemlich schnell aufgestanden. post/scrypt: Inzwischen geht die Rede von Boykott - kommt noch mehr.. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Robert MacMillan WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1999 JAN 25 .... Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., the ranking Democrat on the House Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, Friday bluntly stated that "Intel's new product improves technology for online commerce in a way that compromises personal privacy. "I hope that Intel will seek to design its products to improve the security of electronic commerce transactions without putting consumer privacy at risk," Markey wrote in a letter to Intel Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett. ... Markey's concern revolves around the new line of Pentium III chips which will contain unique identification numbers. While the individual ID will help authenticate the identity of a user, which in theory would contribute to honesty in electronic commerce, privacy advocates say that the chip would leave a user's fingerprints all over the Internet. According to Green Brook, N.J.-based Junkbusters, one of the privacy groups participating in the boycott, "We see no other plausible means of stopping the irreparable harm to Internet privacy that would be caused by Intel's inclusion of (an ID number) in its next major chip." The Washington, D.C.-based Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) also is participating in the boycott. ... The tracking system on the chip can be switched off, but it automatically reactivates when the user's computer is turned off and then turned on again. ... EPIC, according to the Associated Press, plans to meet later this week with officials from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to discuss the Pentium III plans. The FTC currently is preparing to bring an antitrust law violation case against Intel before an impartial administrative law judge. source http://www.newsbytes.com -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 1999-01-25 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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