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To: Post-Neolithic; 1010RD

Well that was so ‘nineties’, Intel eventually caved on the PSN.

A History of Privacy Issues Intel Pentium III Processor Serial Number
http://www.cdt.org/privacy/issues/pentium3/

CPUID - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPUID#EAX.3D3:_Processor_Serial_Number

Querying the PSN does not give a hacker direct access to your personal information, but it can be used to make it easier for a hacker to individually identify your computer.


21 posted on 05/13/2009 5:29:33 AM PDT by LayoutGuru2 (Know the difference between honoring diversity and honoring perversity? No? You must be a liberal!)
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To: LayoutGuru2; DB; Post-Neolithic
LOL. I have three mavens to choose from.

Thanks to you all. You've made my day and reminded me that a free people can be trusted - to at the very least disagree. ;-]

I will do my research and again much thanks to you all.

TenTen

29 posted on 05/13/2009 6:14:40 AM PDT by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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