1996-03-29 (Introduction from moderator: this letter has been making the rounds on the Net, dashing the illusions of those who thought the White House might harbor secret sympathies with anti-censorship Net users.–Andy) THE WHITE HOUSE Washington February 28, 1996 Senator Jim Exon United States Senate Washington D.C. 20510-2702 Dear Senator Exon: Thank you for your … Read more…
1996-03-29 Sender: Don Bass <•••@••.•••> Friends: The issue here is the effect on a net user’s rights by manipulating the technical design, architecture of the Internet…a very basic decision that someone may make for us, without our knowledge or consent. Take a look. Don ———- Forwarded message ———- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 20:50:49 -0800 … Read more…
1996-03-29 (Note from moderator: I’m reprinting one story of interest from the ACLU Newsfeed, plus info on how to subscribe.–Andy) Note: The following op-ed appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. *Congress Plans “National Wiretap Week”* By Laura W. Murphy Director, ACLU National Washington Office There’s been no official proclamation, but the U.S. Congress is … Read more…
1996-03-29 Todd Lappin Ladies and Gentlemen, I’ve seen the smoking gun. Last night, I received a copy of a White House document which confirms my ugliest fears about President Bill Clinton’s attitude toward the Communications Decency Act. Herein we have unpleasant proof that the current President of the United States is WAY psyched to censor … Read more…
1996-03-29 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ _____ _____ _______ / ____| __ __ __| ____ ___ ____ __ | | | | | | | | / __ ____ / (_)______ __ / __ ____ _____/ /_ | | | | | | | | / /_/ / __ / / / ___/ / / / … Read more…
1996-03-28 Sender: •••@••.••• (Marilyn Davis) Craig A. Johnson <•••@••.•••> wrote: > To repeat, the co-leadership of Cyber Rights has made no decision to > undertake this “project.” It seems to me it is useful to get I’m surprised to hear you claim this list has some official “leadership”. I was only aware of a generous … Read more…
1996-03-28 Sender: •••@••.••• (Jerome Thorel) netizen’s –> Lambda Bulletin 2.05 <– contents + Belgium discovers strong encryption rules; France will adopt electronic locksmiths + France experiences its first online censorship trail + French Minitel (foolish) war on the Internet * * * * * ==+== Belgium discovers strong encryption rules; France will adopt electronic locksmiths … Read more…
1996-03-28 CDT announces that a new bill was introduced into U.S. Congress to repeal the old defense-related restrictions on encryption exports. I’ll forward the newsletter to anyone who’s interested. I was sent the final schedule for the Infowar conference, which takes place in Brussels on May 23-24, 1996 and concentrates on: Personal Privacy Industrial and … Read more…
1996-03-28 Richard Moore Someone asked: >Circuits? Could someone please enlighten me on this? Each Internet message (packet?), if I understand it right, is independently routed through the network. The advantage is that network management is trivial, a node can go down, and traffic automatically routes around it immediately, without any central authority notifying everyone to … Read more…
1996-03-28 Richard Moore 3/28/96, Andy wrote: >we have a ground-breaking purpose: to find a consensus statement. >Does something like the following draft work better for Martin and >Glen and perhaps still carry Richard and others? ________________________________________________________________ We, the 500 members of the cyber-rights email list, agree by consensus that: 1. Email is the communication/cooperation superhighway, … Read more…