1995-11-02 Sender: •••@••.••• In a message dated 95-10-30 15:48:13 EST, you write: >•••@••.••• writes: >>Can anyone help me find an ISP in America that ISN’T a total sellout? Thank you, every one of you who sent me leads on finding an ISP. I unfortunatly have to remain with AOL for at least another few months, … Read more…
1995-11-02 Sender: •••@••.••• > Will this be freeware? If not, I hope that someone has the good will > to make one which is. > > Similar technology could be used to rate usenet and email list messages, > perhaps. This is of the mobware apps we’re going to need for online > democracy. It … Read more…
1995-11-01 —————————————————————– TAP-INFO – An Internet newsletter available from •••@••.••• —————————————————————– TAXPAYER ASSETS PROJECT – INFORMATION POLICY NOTE November 1, 1995 – Senator Robert Bennett and several cosponsors introduce legislation on medical records privacy. S. 1360 would allow millions of law enforcement officials, social workers, graduate students and other health care researchers, government fraud investigators … Read more…
1995-11-01 Introduction by moderator: PBS broadcast a show called Frontline across the U.S. on Wednesday evening that had a program on electronic networks, commercialization, and the dangers presented for privacy and community. Here are some comments people sent to cyber-rights and other mailing lists about the show. Andy @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Sender: “W. Curtiss Priest” <•••@••.•••> CITS … Read more…
1995-11-01 Sender: •••@••.••• (Kurt Guntheroth) >Direct democracy will *only* come about in this country at this time as an >intensely manipulative system of using “public opinion” by a social science >elite (i.e. technocrats) to pressure “elected” governments to act. Period. >I remain convinced that the “grassroots” efforts to promote >direct/hyper/participatory democracy will inevitably be hijacked … Read more…
1995-11-01 Sender: “Steve Eppley” <•••@••.•••> [snip] >CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — October 30, 1995 — Internet Filtering >Systems, Inc. (IFSI) today announced Net Shepherd, the first product >designed to democratically rate and filter World Wide Web sites and >selectively supervise access. [snip] Will this be freeware? If not, I hope that someone has the good will … Read more…