Re: Los Angeles Times article on Helsingius and anon.penet.fi

[loki@infonex.com (Lance Cottrell)]

At 12:45 PM 8/31/96, Declan McCullagh wrote:
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>Note Esther Dyson's comments:
>
>         "The damage that can be done by anonymity is far bigger" than in
>   any other medium, said Esther Dyson, chairwoman of the Electronic
>   Frontier Foundation. "In the end, you need to be able to get at
>   somebody's identity to enforce accountability, and the question is how
>   do you also enforce freedom of speech and freedom from prosecution for
>   unpopular opinions."
>
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Is this the official EFF position on remailers? This strong anti-remailer
position needs to be retracted or widely publicized.

        -Lance


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