I subscribed to the FTC (Federal Trade Comission) Privacy list. I'll lurk a bit [discipline indeed] and see who and what's there. Could be interesting. --Rob ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Welcome to the privacy mailing list! [..] Here's the general information for the list you've subscribed to, in case you don't already have it: ABOUT THE PRIVACY MAILING LIST Welcome to the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection Privacy Principles mailing list. The Bureau has established this list as a forum for discussing the privacy principles that should be applicable to consumers' use of the Global Information Infrastructure. The Bureau seeks commentary and resource materials from consumers, industry, privacy advocates and others who are concerned about questions such as the following: What information is routinely gathered online now, and what is industry doing with this information? How will the nature of the information gathered or the uses to which it is put change in the next few years? What control should consumers have over personal and transactional information? How should consumers be able to exercise that control? What expectations do consumers have regarding the use of information about them? What are the respective obligations of online service providers, content providers, and consumers themselves to address these privacy concerns? Should certain uses of information be off limits without the consumer's explicit consent? Under what circumstances should consumers have the ability to access and correct information about them? Additional related topics for discussion are welcome. The dialogue that takes place in response to these questions will be invaluable to the Bureau. It will facilitate the creation of a set of voluntary principles governing the use of consumer information in transactions in cyberspace. To post messages to this list, simply address your mail to: privacy@ftc.gov [..] Rob. --- Send a blank message with the subject "send pgp-key" (not in quotes) to <WlkngOwl@unix.asb.com> for a copy of my PGP key.