--- begin forwarded text Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 15:11:43 -0400 Reply-To: Law & Policy of Computer Communications <CYBERIA-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> Sender: Law & Policy of Computer Communications <CYBERIA-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> From: Dwight Hines <Elmhines@AOL.COM> Subject: Pre-Encryption Surveillance To: CYBERIA-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Please note that there are now two cases in the Federal Appellate Courts (Docket #'s 2780, 2293) in the Eleventh Circuit, and one case that will soon be appealed from the Fed Dist in Tallahassee, Florida (Hines v. American Inn) that have to do with illegal electronic surveillance of computers, as well as invasion of privacy. The Federal Election Commission has been notified as well as other law enforcement agencies. The attached file gives more detail on the Tallahassee Case. There is another case that will be filed soon in a different circuit that also includes allegations of obstruction ofjustice and witness tampering. The concern with encryption has led some folks with a criminal bent to avoid the issue altogether. Others, such as supporters of the Christian Coalition, feel they can presume police powers that are restricted just to the state. It is a major mess. If you are interested in becoming an interested party and would like to be included in the certificate of corporate disclosure and interested parties, please read the attached file and contact me. Sincerely, Dwight Hines --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah@shipwright.com), Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/