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Computerworld Article
I have recently seen several messages about the article in the
14-Jan-95 issue of The Economist, I do not recall seeing any
mention of a similar, but shorter article in the 16-Jan-95
issue of Computerworld, p.20.
The Computerworld article covers much of the same ground,
however I will quote the last three paragraphs of the story.
Tim May and Cypherpunks are mentioned at the end.
At one point in 1994, rank-and-file members
were angrily posting "EFF sellout" notes on the
Internet. The reason was the EFF's decision to
negotiate with sponsors of the fast-moving digital
wiretapping bill - an anathema to many
privacy advocates - rather than oppose the bill.
The legislation, which was strongly backed
by the Federal Bureau Of Investigation and
quickly passed, requires telephone companies
to re-engineer their digital networks to enable
court-ordered wiretaps. The EFF agreed not to
oppose the bill after cutting a deal to include
some privacy protections and exclude the Internet
and on-line networks.
But the Washington maneuvers did not sit
well with some EFF members. "I've written
them off" said Timothy C. May, co-founder of
the Internet's Cypherpunks discussion group
encryption. "They don't represent my interests.
They're not a member-driven, grassroots organization."