The actual random number uniquely identifying each chip is not stored anywhere in a database and hence cannot be used to track an individual owner, they add. Some independent observers think the Intel idea won't work. But the software that queries the processor is not trusted. The real question is whether computers are a dangerous technology and need to be individually tracked like handguns and automobiles''. However, analysts believe that sooner rather than later, the hard nosed global compulsions of electronic commerce will drive most manufacturers to incorporate similar security features.
Security is good but at the cost of some privacy''.
It remains to be seen if the mass of PC and Internet users will agree.