Voters Telecomm Watch (VTW) Legislative Action Alert vtw-list-request@panix.com Are you concerned about the Clipper Chip? Do you think your privacy is too important to be trusted to corruptible bureaucrats and secret algorithms? You can do something about this! On May 3rd, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) will hold a hearing in Washington D.C. on the Clipper chip. The opportunity to add your voice is here! Best of all, we've looked up all the phone numbers for you! The hearings will be with the Technology and the Law subcommittee of the Judiciary committee. Listed below are the members' names. Be brief and polite, as Senator Leahy has a good reputation for being sensitive to civil liberties issues in the electronic world. [If you live in any of the states below, please make a special effort to call your Senator.] Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Technology and the Law (Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman) P ST Name and Address Phone Fax = == ======================== ============== ============== D VT Leahy, Patrick J. 1-202-224-4242 1-202-224-3595 433 RSOB Washington, D.C. 20510 D WI Kohl, Herbert H. 1-202-224-5653 1-202-224-9787 330 HSOB Washington, D.C. 20510 D CA Feinstein, Diane 1-202-224-3841 1-202-228-3954 367 DSOB Washington, D.C. 20510 R PA Specter, Arlen 1-202-224-4254 1-202-224-1893 303 HSOB Washington, D.C. 20510 R SD Pressler, Larry 1-202-224-5842 1-202-224-1630 133 HSOB Washington, D.C. 20510 HSOB = Hart Senate Office Building RSOB = Russell Senate Office Building DSOB = Dirksen Senate Office Building Call now, call from work, from home, whereever you are. It only takes a minute. If you have a fax modem, break it in! Here is a sample you might want to read before calling or faxing in your comments: SAMPLE LETTER OR PHONE CALL The Honorable Senator ____________ I understand you will be attending the hearings on the Clipper chip. I wanted to express my concern about the use of the Clipper chip in personal communications. The Clipper chip would mandate a privacy standard that is prone to significant abuse. Unlike most recent work in cryptography, the academic work surrounding the chip has been kept from the public, developed in secret. Decent cryptography exists today to protect my communications. The Clipper chip threatens my ability to use that technology. Please oppose the Clipper chip. Sincerely, __________________ For more information about the VTW (Voters Telecomm Watch), write to vtw-list-request@panix.com. We are in no way affiliated with Panix Public Access.