I have recently seen several messages about the article in the 14-Jan-95 issue of The Economist, I do not recall seeing any mention of a similar, but shorter article in the 16-Jan-95 issue of Computerworld, p.20. The Computerworld article covers much of the same ground, however I will quote the last three paragraphs of the story. Tim May and Cypherpunks are mentioned at the end. At one point in 1994, rank-and-file members were angrily posting "EFF sellout" notes on the Internet. The reason was the EFF's decision to negotiate with sponsors of the fast-moving digital wiretapping bill - an anathema to many privacy advocates - rather than oppose the bill. The legislation, which was strongly backed by the Federal Bureau Of Investigation and quickly passed, requires telephone companies to re-engineer their digital networks to enable court-ordered wiretaps. The EFF agreed not to oppose the bill after cutting a deal to include some privacy protections and exclude the Internet and on-line networks. But the Washington maneuvers did not sit well with some EFF members. "I've written them off" said Timothy C. May, co-founder of the Internet's Cypherpunks discussion group encryption. "They don't represent my interests. They're not a member-driven, grassroots organization."