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Pentium III

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1999

    Processor serial number privacy controversy

    Early Pentium III processors included a software-readable processor serial number. Privacy advocates and customers criticized the feature because it could potentially support identification or tracking. Intel offered a way to disable it and subsequently omitted the feature from Tualatin and later processors.

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