C'punks,
Here is a guest editorial that ran in Monday's SF Chronicle. It should make your blood boil.
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ANARCHY, CHAOS ON THE INTERNET MUST END
Yup, it's the same net-spamming Siegel, arguing for: End of mob rule, so she can advertise everywhere for free; End of anonymous encryption, so we can't send plans for the new stealth basselope to the commies (or I guess it's liberals, nowaways). End of anonymous mail, so she can tell back at all those who yell at her for spamming Terms of surrender for us academic types, who only exist to attack business people (and, if you're at CMU, check out the nudie pics) End of private providers yanking abuser's accounts basicly, a nice editorial which sugar-coats what she wants, which is the ability to send out what she wants, ensure that it gets to everyone she sends it to, and not worry about flames or getting the boot. What's scary is that it's very easy to slide this kind of stuff onto an ignorant and conservative legislature. Big leaders who want to do good see an obvious good side to removing the ability to post anonymously --- law enforcement can track people making drug transactions, and if someone broadcasts a nudie pick found to be obscene in TN, well hey, they can now haul his ass to TN for some jail time. It's going to take a lot of lobbying to ensure that this doesn't happen. work: (206) 543-7798 Erik Selberg play: (206) 517-3039 speed@cs.washington.edu I get by with a little help from my friends...