I've been chatting with Marc after he read the article; he confirmed his stance and elaborated on it. I'll see if I can get his permission to forward the message. ACLU ("what second amendment?") takes the same position,I believe. -Declan At 06:11 AM 12-2-98 +0100, Lucky Green wrote:
On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Declan McCullagh wrote:
http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/16561.html
Gun Groups Take Aim at Database
"EPIC director Marc Rotenberg likened the plan to driver licensing, adding that privacy safeguards should be in place."
Well, at least this makes it clear where EPIC stands on civil liberties. License to exercise your rights under the 2nd, license to exercise your rights under the 1st...
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