Re: FUCK YOU: There's no general right to privacy -- get over it, from Netly

[Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>]

I suppose I am scum, at least by Ray's definition.

But let me ask this question: if someone *did* post my credit card/bank
records online through an anonymous remailer, what recourse would I have?
What recourse should I have?

-Declan


On Fri, 13 Jun 1997, Ray Arachelian wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Jun 1997, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> 
> > http://pathfinder.com/netly/editorial/0,1012,1050,00.html
> 
> [...]
> 
> >      I have a confession to make: Unlike many of my
> > civil libertarian colleagues, I believe you have no
> > general right to privacy online. Sure, you have the
> > right to protect your personal data, but you shouldn't
> > be able to stop someone else from passing along that
> > information if you let it leave your computer. That's
> > your responsibility.
> 
> 
> Booooooooo!  Hisssssssssss!  Putting your bread and butter before your
> morals, eh?  Maybe if someone would go through all your records and post
> them all over the net, you'd feel differently!
> 
> Declan, this truly sucks. :(  I'm very disappointed in you.  You are truly
> scum if you believe this.
> 
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