Is there any interest in establishing a local (Chicago area) equivalent of the bay area Cypherpunks which meets in physical (as opposed to cyberspace ) form. Topics to be addressed include issues of privacy, security, cryptography and ....

Since the Chicago chapter of CPSR (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility) has decided to develop a project (public education, etc.) in the area of privacy (among others), it would seem to me to be more productive to work with them. Donald H. Goldhamer d-goldhamer@UChicago.EDU Academic Information Technologies 312-702-7166; fax: 312-702-3219 University of Chicago, Culver Hall 206, 1025 E 57th St, Chicago IL 60637