cr> “Big Brother Incorporate”

1996-01-13 Craig A. Johnson We all know of the great work being done by Marc Rottenberg, Dave Banisar, and the other folks at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). Now comes a top-notch international privacy expert, Simon Davies, (collaborating with EPIC) with some dire warnings about the “international surveillance trade” and how it is fostering … Read more…

cr> re: the Wiesenthal statement

1996-01-13 Craig A. Johnson Folks, The following is an excerpt from the ACLU Cyber-Liberties Update, January 10, 1996. A little more light (and perhaps heat) on the Simon Wiesenthal Center controversy. The complete ACLU alert will be posted on our Web site this weekend. -caj ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ January 10, 1996 ACLU CYBER-LIBERTIES UPDATE A bi-weekly e-zine … Read more…

cr> re2: level of list consensus

1996-01-13 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 Sender: Mark McFadden <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: ~–<snip of quoted material>–~ >CyberRights has a far more diverse readership than you apparently >realize. The common ground is, as I understand it, an interest in >preserving freedom of speech on the Net, and specifically, in opposing >censorship of any … Read more…

cr> re: Is CDA constitutional?

1996-01-13 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: cr> Is CDA constitutional? In a message dated 96-01-11 21:30:18 EST, you write: >The Communications Decency Act is so far-fetched that I can’t imagine any >court upholding its constitutionality. Not to give the pro-censorship >folks any fodder, but can anyone on this … Read more…

cr> re2: the Wiesenthal statement

1996-01-13 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 Sender: Mark McFadden <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> re: the Wiesenthal statement ~–<snip of quoted material>–~ >The term censor, it seems to me, isn’t appropriate. ISPs, like anybody >else, do have the right to discriminate, except against protected classes. >Nazis and Klanners aren’t protected classes. ~–<snip of … Read more…

cr> DOLE on BROADCAST SPECTRUM AS A NATIONAL RESOURCE

1996-01-12 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 From: Vigdor Schreibman – FINS <•••@••.•••> Subject: Dole Statement on Spectrum To: Multiple recipients of list CYBER-SOC <•••@••.•••> Transcript ~~~~~~~~~~ STATEMENT OF SENATOR ROBERT DOLE ON THE BROADCAST SPECTRUM AS A NATIONAL RESOURCE Cong Rec S135 (daily ed. Jan 10, 1995) Mr. Dole. Mr. President, balancing … Read more…

Re: cr> re: the Wiesenthal statement

1996-01-12 Craig A. Johnson ““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““ Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 Sender: Craig A. Johnson <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: Hate and the Net (fwd) [was: IP: Stokey Il yet again] A point of clarification. Joel Rosenberg wrote: > At Craig A. Johnson wrote: > > >Jewish Group Seeks Internet Restraints > > ~–<snip of quoted material>–~ <…> … Read more…

1996-01-12 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 Sender: Martin Janzen <•••@••.•••> Subject: re: “Christian Right” (viewpoint) [cr-960102] >The CC is today’s equivalent of the >former Moral Majority. And as was said at the time, the MM ain’t >moral and ain’t a majority, so today the CC ain’t Christian and >ain’t a majority. > … Read more…

cr> EPIC: Hacker info release; FTC urged on privacy

1996-01-12 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 From: “Marc Rotenberg” <•••@••.•••> To: “Multiple recipients of list •••@••.•••” <•••@••.•••> Subject: EPIC Alert 3.01 ============================================================= @@@@ @@@@ @@@ @@@@ @ @ @@@@ @@@@ @@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@@@ @@@ @ @ @@@@@ @ @@@ @@@ @ … Read more…

cr> re: the Wiesenthal statement

1996-01-12 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 Sender: Joel Rosenberg <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: Hate and the Net (fwd) [was: IP: Stokey Il yet again] At Craig A. Johnson wrote: >Jewish Group Seeks Internet Restraints ~–<snip of quoted material>–~ Well, actually it probably ought to be entitled “Jewish Group Seeks to Encourage Internet Service … Read more…