Re: Breaking into girlfriend's files

[Black Unicorn <unicorn@access.digex.net>]

On Sat, 24 Dec 1994, Nesta Stubbs wrote:

> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 1994 08:43:07 +0000
> From: Nesta Stubbs <nesta@nesta.pr.mcs.net>
> To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@toad.com>
> Subject: Re: Breaking into girlfriend's files
> 
> On Sat, 24 Dec 1994, Black Unicorn wrote:
> 
> > You can only go two ways with this, either of which is self defeating.
> > 
> > 1>  All potentially damaging information, by virtue of it's potential 
> > "wrongful use" shall be banned.
> > 
> > 2>  All information clearly going to be used for the "wrong purposes" 
> > shall be restricted.
> > 
> > 
> > There is simply no other way to restrict information as you propose.
> >

> How about simply giving the information if you feel like it, and 
> witholding it if you don't.  And don't bother wether other people give it 
> to him.  A simple individual choice wthout attempting to set guidelines 
> for morality or any of that worthless shit.
> 


You realize of couse this simply applies the individuals morality to the 
problem.  It does not remove a subjective imposition.

Of course, I'm not going to argue that there is a duty to disclose 
requested information, just understand exactly what is taking place here.

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