1-28-96. NYT: A "Viewpoint" article not on the NYT Web site: "Standoff in Cyberspace Gulch," by a Yankelovich author of the recent Cybercitizen Survey, reports on the showdown shaping up as the law moves into cyberspace, highlighting the clash between citizen fears about security and the desire for privacy, with stats from Yankelovich polls. The quandary here -- that regulations are both thought to be needed, yet anticipated to fail -- is the biggest issue, and one that puts additional pressure on the limits of cyberspace privacy. This crisis of confidence, as much as lawlessness itself, could easily choke the growth of cyberspace. YAN_kel Note: "Viewpoint" and "From the Desk Of" publishes readers' articles; submit by E-mail to <viewpts@nytimes.com> or to <fromdesk@nytimes.com>.