rishab@dxm.ernet.in wrote:
The Religious Alliance Against Pornography has been holding a biggish conference in Manila; the focus is on child pornography, and a major topic of discussion is the evil of electronic networks. The Interpol is among those ^^^^^^^^^^^^ participating; the head of their kiddie-porn division claims Britain is the source of most European stuff, and bemoans the fact that too little is spent on monitoring traffic, as the war against drugs is considered more important.
Perhaps it will become "Internetpol"? Seriously, there is considerable danger that the growing chorus of alarmist nonsense about the Net being used for child porn, for snuff films, for weapons secrets deals, etc., will result in the U.S. Net.Cops linking up with their European and Asian associates. The recent stuff on "international key escrow," a la the conference last September, is worrisome. (I don't think they can win, of course, but any accleration of their efforts is cause for increased vigilance.) --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. Cypherpunks list: majordomo@toad.com with body message of only: subscribe cypherpunks. FAQ available at ftp.netcom.com in pub/tc/tcmay