Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the
D.C.-based Electronic Privacy Information
Center asserted "There's not enough
assurances here that the chip will not be
abused." His organization's call last week for a
boycott was echoed on Friday by Rep. Ed
Markey, head Democrat on the House
consumer protection subcommittee, who wrote
to Intel's CEO asking the company to withdraw
the ID plans: ""Intel's new product improves
technology for online commerce in a way that
compromises personal privacy."
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Intel Bows to Serial Number Scare
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Facing protest and even boycott, Intel
relented yesterday on plans to ship new
Pentium III chips with a hardcoded ID code
turned on. But the hardware signature can still
be activated through software and privacy
advocates are calling Intel's reversal a
"temporary fix." A graphic on one protest site
changes the familiar "Intel Inside" graphic to
read "big brother inside."