Fellow C'punks- What I want from you guys is pointers to papers I can use as references, but stuff that's easy to explain to Joe/Jane College student.
ftp.csua.berkely.edu /pub/cypherpunks/papers :-)
I would also like input as to how you folks think I should do it. Should it be a discussion group, or should I just talk and then answer questions? I think a discussion group might be better, but I'm not sure.
Split the difference: explain some of the details and such to them, and then let them work it out. Might help to use something like a phone bill to point out how data is collected that could easily be used by any kind of oppressive regime. It's my understanding (possibly in error :-) that European nations do *not* provide the level of detail in their telephone bills that we do here; the theory being that if who someone calls is unknown, then it makes any effort to do a guilt-by-association and witchhunt more difficult. Dave Merriman - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Finger merriman@metronet.com for PGP/RIPEM public keys and fingerprints. Unencrypted Email may be ignored without notice to sender. PGP preferred. Remember: It is not enough to _obey_ Big Brother; you must also learn to *love* Big Brother.