-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- My friend Clark wrote:
Thanks (belatedly) for posting this, Russell. Who was it said, "Follow the money."
I believe that was Woodward & Bernstein. They were referring to some right-wing wackos who had flagrantly broken the law investigating their political opposition, then very sloppily tried to cover it up. Woodward & Bernstein brought down a President. I think they're cool (though they seem to have rested on their laurels, and their subsequent work is less impressive). Anyway, Russell, did you ever get a followup to this? I don't see a response on CDT's Web page, so I assume the funding issue never hit the "mainstream." I haven't been following the relevant lists and newsgroups. While Leahy, the medical privacy bill's chief sponsor, is generally regarded as a White Hat (he led the opposition to Exon), I do have serious concerns about the issues that have been raised. I'm aware of the CDT's break with the EFF and have questioned their "maturity" before. It's possible they were "co-opted" or naive. But at least the CDT cites its sources (like the full text of the bill and testimony), and allows financial disclosure. This is not true of some less reputable fringe organizations and publications. As for Clark's implied threats (I'm not entirely sure how much to read into them, probably not much), I am of course aware of the vulnerability of my personal records, and live my life accordingly. This includes monitoring fraudulent requests for credit and medical records and being completely honest with friends and employers. This is the "other" reason I'm on cypherpunks. Would that we would all do the same. As for Clark knowing that I'm an274074@anon.penet.fi, well DUH. I've posted that several times. It's advertised as a means for people uninformed about remailers and such to send me anonymous tips. As Woody Allen once said, be fruitful and multiply. - -rich -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMNEtGo3DXUbM57SdAQEkGAP/d7pefEMU3gEMfjZnAz+vOhm4SmEbwVho HlzGG8JKsie+3htqg3K04lZLse1RmcAgRoa71YaO0uaN6J0xmQA2Bd7f2Y/4kWwP aetQsGtresxvTIq7tg+AZ6MNTADalVvojfKh2MeeVcEV3izMfZOqvd/9X77YMRdC d4vBQwl1PuQ= =ayJ1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----