Eric Hughes <hughes@soda.berkeley.edu> writes - EH> 4. Fighting restrictions on cryptography. In the US, that means EH> getting actively engaged in fighting key registration ideas. This EH> means preemptively writing your elected leaders _in advance_ of a EH> specific issue. It also means writing about export restrictions in EH> cryptography. In France, that means raising public awareness on EH> cryptography restrictions and the eventual effects that will have on EH> the open society there. In all countries, it requires vigilance. Amen, brother. EH> 5. Increasing awareness of privacy issues. Most think they have EH> nothing to hide. Most also hate it when they get extremely detailed EH> junk mail about their own lives. Teach the defense of privacy. This is perhaps the most difficult feat to accomplish. Education and "awareness" are both strictly accomplished on a somewhat voluntary basis. For those who can absorb the importance and criticality of digital privacy, however, it's an eye-opener. A lot of folks have no idea how some of the proposed "legislation" would affect them personally. Cheers. Paul Ferguson | Network Integration Consultant | "All of life's answers are Alexandria, Virginia USA | on TV." fergp@sytex.com (Internet) | -- Homer Simpson sytex.com!fergp (UUNet) | 1:109/229 (FidoNet) | PGP public encryption key available upon request.