Found some interesting articles today on the internet...

It looks like someone figured out how to use the drift in computer clocks to ID your machine anywhere on the internet. In a worst case, a laptop can be I'd from anywhere it plug in/accesses the internet.

New Release:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39183346,00.htm
Technical Paper:
http://www.caida.org/outreach/papers/2005/fingerprinting/

I find this article to be one of the scariest I've seen in a while. The implications are wide reaching. What if this 'skew' is measured by computer manufactures at shipping time and then forwarded to interested parties... Why use cookies to track your activity anymore when you could use this method.

Mr conspiracy ... I know, but just trying to think outside the box.

F1fan.

PS> Season starts this weekend!!! Can't wait.