-Caveat Lector- from alt.conspiracy ----- As always, Caveat Lector. Om K ----- <A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:490894">FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST FILED REGARDING INTEL SERIAL NUMBER</A> ----- Subject: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST FILED REGARDING INTEL SERIAL NUMBER From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dr. Jai Maharaj) Date: Sat, Feb 20, 1999 5:59 AM Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> EPIC FILES FOIA REQUEST REGARDING THE INTEL SERIAL NUMBER Forwarded message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Stone) "EPIC has filed a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to federal agencies requesting documentation of any role the government may have played in persuading Intel Corporation to include a Processor Serial Number (PSN) in each of its Pentium III chips (see EPIC Alert 6.02). The requests were submitted to more than a dozen agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Commerce and various Pentagon components. Government involvement in the Intel PSN decision would not be unprecedented. FOIA requests filed by EPIC in 1993 revealed that the Justice Department pressured AT&T to install the controversial Clipper Chip in the company's secure telephone unit, rather than a DES chip that did not provide law enforcement with "spare key" access to encrypted communications. The Department also assured AT&T that it would purchase a substantial number of the wiretap- friendly devices; DOJ ended up buying 10,000 Clipper phones, with only a handful purchased by other buyers. As a major purchaser of desktop computers, the federal government could have similar influence with respect to hardware features like the PSN. Law enforcement agencies -- most notably the FBI -- have expressed a strong interest in encouraging the development of technical means to identify Internet users and limit the ability to communicate anonymously. The PSN has been widely criticized as a potentially invasive tool that would significantly damage online privacy. More information on the Pentium III and the PSN is available at: http://www.bigbrotherinside.com/ End of forwarded message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Stone) Jai Maharaj Latest world news at: http://www.flex.com/~jai/topnews.html Om Shanti ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End Kris DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
