1995-11-28 Sender: Andrew Clement <•••@••.•••> (Note from moderator: because this announcement is long, I have reproduced just the first 2 points. Please email me for the rest.–Andy Oram) THE ALLIANCE FOR A CONNECTED CANADA November 28, 1995 CALL FOR ACTION IN DEFENSE OF BASIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR ALL CANADIANS PLEASE REPRODUCE THIS DOCUMENT IN ANY … Read more…
1995-11-28 Sender: •••@••.••• The following November 16, 1995 letter was delivered to Cornell University officials: NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 132 West 43rd Street New York, New York 10036 212-382-0557 November 16, 1995 Hunter R. Rawlings, III President Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, New York 14853 RE: Freedom of Expression — E-mail Sexual Harassment … Read more…
1995-11-28 Richard Moore Here’s the final installment. Discussion invited. Cheers, Richard @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ INSTALLMENT 3/3 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ******************************** This article may be posted in entirety for non-commercial use. ******************************** To appear in: INFORMATION SOCIETY, Vol 12(2) Edited by: Mark Poster <•••@••.•••> See WWW: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~kling/tis.html ******************************** Cyberspace Inc and the Robber Baron Age, an analysis of PFF’s “Magna … Read more…
1995-11-27 News item passed on by moderator: According to the London Times (21 Nov. 95), a British detective told an Interpol conference that child pornographers are using PGP to send material without being detected. There was also talk about the anonymous remailing service in Finland. (This information comes from the Mecklermedia Net Across the World … Read more…
1995-11-27 Sender: •••@••.••• I’ve been reading the posts to the Cyber-Rights group for the past few months and have not heard anyone mention that it is against U.S. Federal law to send an Unsolicited fax. This law, of course, has never been extended to include telephone or e-mail transmissions. Theresa L. Miller Reference Librarian/Library Manager … Read more…
1995-11-27 New material announcement from moderator: Are the CyberAngels friend or foe? I’ve stored some things that came across the Net on our ftp site under the Announcements directory in CyberAngels-Safesurf. Before you make up your mind, read this file, and their Web site at http://www.safesurf.com/cyberangels/. Also, a conference called “Re-Thinking State and Local Telecommunications … Read more…
1995-11-26 A graduate student is circulating a survey for a thesis about flaming, harassment, and other destructive practices on electronic networks. If you would like to participate, send email to •••@••.•••. Andy ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram – •••@••.••• – Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) You are encouraged to forward and cross-post messages for non-commercial use, pursuant … Read more…
1995-11-26 (I’m not talking as moderator here, just reporting my own observations.) When a business newsperson writes as if he’s been reading several years’ worth of newsletters from Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, it’s worth a note. Jonathan Weber writes for the Los Angeles Times, but I saw his op-ed “Venture could alter the net … Read more…
1995-11-26 (At the same time that fight-censorship+ was announced, the Internet Users Consortium set up a similar venture. I have talked to Martin Thompson about it, and he expects it to take a different direction. Here’s an announcement.–Andy.) ———————————————————————- **Please feel free to distribute this E-zine (in whole or in part) to as many people … Read more…
1995-11-24 The fight-censorship+ mailing list is dedicated to opposing governmental and institutional censorship of online communications (voiceless speech, inkless press) that exceeds what governments and institutions can impose on vocal speech and inked press. Recent discussions have centered around the Marty Rimm “cyberporn study,” its fallout, and repression of online expression at universities. Most participants … Read more…