At 12:40 AM -0800 2/10/98, WebWarrior3@InfoWar.Com wrote:
Tim May wrote:
I don't mean to be flippant . At issue here is a very real issue of free choice and contracts. Customers cannot "demand" a list of criteria for blocked sites any more than customers can demand a list of the selection criteria a bookstore uses, or a magazine editor uses, and so on.
Ever hear of consumer protection laws? There are many cases where consumers are allowed to "demand" information regarding their purchases...you were being flippant. One subscribes to a magazine because one knows what the focus of the
No, I was _not_ being flippant (which was what I said). I was being libertarian. As far as I'm concerned, absent a contract, anyone who "demands" something from me is on thin ice. Like I said, if you're unhappy that CyberSitter or NetNanny will not provide you with information you wish to have, use another service. But don't cite "Consumer Protection Laws." --Tim May Just Say No to "Big Brother Inside" ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, ComSec 3DES: 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^3,021,377 | black markets, collapse of governments.