Windows ID 338
Igor wrote in with a link to a San Jose
Mercury article about the discovery of the "Windows ID", and claims it "has been quietly used to create a
vast database of personal information about computer users." It seems Windows 98
and other programs, like Office, embed a unique ID based on a MAC address into every document created (Office), or
even submit an ID unique to a user during Windows Update (where it
specifically says Microsoft will not send any information like that). The Intel thing
never bothered me too much, but I'm not so sure about this...
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