Marc Howe
April 29th, 1999, 06:29 PM
Why did Intel recently comply with the Gov't serial number implementation? What positive effect could this possibly have for consumers other than MAYBE catching a thief with someone's stolen computer?
Perhaps I am slightly paranoid, but is this just another "Big Brother" problem? It certainly seems so to me. I think this "little" problem is perhaps just the beginning. When taken into consideration with the recent Driver's License pictures database our Gov't is compiling, one could deduce this is the beginning of something.
I could think of no better place than among the intelligent programmers here to post this concern.
Any thoughts, comments, gripes are appreciated.
Thanks,
Marc
Perhaps I am slightly paranoid, but is this just another "Big Brother" problem? It certainly seems so to me. I think this "little" problem is perhaps just the beginning. When taken into consideration with the recent Driver's License pictures database our Gov't is compiling, one could deduce this is the beginning of something.
I could think of no better place than among the intelligent programmers here to post this concern.
Any thoughts, comments, gripes are appreciated.
Thanks,
Marc