On Feb 12, 1996 23:23:59, 'ethridge@Onramp.NET (Allen B. Ethridge)' wrote:
The Guardian Angels have decided to enter cyberspace and make it safe for us all. They have a FAQ on the web - http://www.safesurf.com/cyberangels/
. How is this relevant to cypherpunks? From their FAQ:
"9) What kinds of changes would the Guardian Angels / CyberAngels like to see?
a) We would like to see an improvement in User identification. User ID is impossible to verify or trace back. The very anonymity of Users is itself causing an increase in rudeness, sexual abuse, flaming, and crimes like pedophile activity. We the Net Users must take responsibility for the problem ourselves. One of our demands is for more accountable User IDs on the Net. When people are anonymous they are also free to be criminals. In a riot you see rioters wearing masks to disguise their true identity. The same thing is happening online. We would like to see User ID much more thoroughly checked by Internet Service Providers."
See: _Computer underground Digest_, "CyberAngels in Cyberspace," #8.04, 01/13/96 (my original piece on the CyberAngels) _Computer underground Digest_, "CYBERANGELS," #8.06, 01/21/96 (the CyberAnels official response) _Computer underground Digest_. [ENTIRE ISSUE]. #8.13, 02/06/96 (the readership responds) CuD is available as a Usenet newsgroup: comp.society.cu-digest Also, I have been corresponding with folks at _Wired_ who are picking up the story, for their March issue I believe. On Feb 13, 1996 00:46:05, 'joseph@genome.wi.mit.edu (Joseph Sokol-Margolis)' wrote:
not sure if this is the right place. I agree with allen, about the issues of 'nym. But looking at other aspects
of these cyberangels I'm unsure how to feel. On one hand they seem resonable, protecting only the children. ...
The CyberAngels want to do *far* more than "protect only children." --tallpaul