XON_rot

[Todd Larason <jtl@molehill.org>]

On Wed, 21 Feb 1996, John Young wrote:

>    Computerworld, February 19, 1996:
> 
>    Internet Privacy: How far should federal regulation go?
> 
>    "Only The Force of Law Can Deter Pornographers." by Sen.
>    Jim Exon
> 
>       Don't let opponents of CDA fool you: Nothing in it
>       applies to constitutionally protected speech between
>       consenting adults. Opponents forsake reason when they
>       say they want to protect children from indecency,
>       seduction and harassment but maintain that the
>       overriding issue is freedom of access to anything by
>       anybody. There is too much of the self-serving
>       philosophy of the hands-off elite.
> 
>    "The 'Net Doesn't Need Thought Police." by Marc Rotenberg
> 
>       The U.S. is getting drawn into this craziness because
>       religious zealots and their allies in Congress have
>       decided they know what is good for us and our children.
>       CDA gives federal investigators the right to comb
>       through Web sites, newsgroup posts and even private
>       electronic mail to find evidence of indecent speech. The
>       bill even threatens the right to use privacy
>       technologies, such as encryption, because the government
>       now will have the right to open private E-mail if it
>       suspects the message contains offensive language.
> 
>    XON_rot
> 
>    [Thanks to BC for these]
> 
>