NYT on German Net Police
The New York Times reports on page one the German prosecution of a woman who linked her home page to Radikal. It reviews XS4ALL's role, describes Radikal and its mirror sites and links to them all: http://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/060697germany.html It says that Kohl is determined to find a way to police the Net in spite of technical work-a-rounds. Recall a previous report that Kohl and other heads of state are to meet in Denver on June 20-22 to plan a global attack on "cyber-terrorism," including the spread of encryption: http://jya.com/denver.htm
At 5:19 AM -0700 6/6/97, John Young wrote:
The New York Times reports on page one the German prosecution of a woman who linked her home page to Radikal. It reviews XS4ALL's role, describes Radikal and its mirror sites and links to them all:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/060697germany.html
It says that Kohl is determined to find a way to police the Net in spite of technical work-a-rounds.
Recall a previous report that Kohl and other heads of state are to meet in Denver on June 20-22 to plan a global attack on "cyber-terrorism," including the spread of encryption:
Wait a minute, John! Aren't these the same Europeans described by Marc Rotenberg as being more privacy- and liberty=loving than Americans? --Tim May There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws. Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!" ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1398269 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."
At 8:19 am -0400 on 6/6/97, John Young wrote:
Recall a previous report that Kohl and other heads of state are to meet in Denver on June 20-22 to plan a global attack on "cyber-terrorism," including the spread of encryption:
Wow. What an opportunity for street theater *that* might be... Anyone up for a little road-trip? Yeah, I know. Everyone *else* has a *job*, or something... :-). Cheers, Bob Hettinga ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah@shipwright.com), Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/
On Fri, 6 Jun 1997, Robert Hettinga wrote:
At 8:19 am -0400 on 6/6/97, John Young wrote:
Recall a previous report that Kohl and other heads of state are to meet in Denver on June 20-22 to plan a global attack on "cyber-terrorism," including the spread of encryption:
Wow. What an opportunity for street theater *that* might be...
Anyone up for a little road-trip?
Yeah, I know. Everyone *else* has a *job*, or something... :-).
Cheers, Bob Hettinga
I live in Denver, Bob. Let me know what you have in mind. ;-) Jim Burnes PS: I've been wanting to track down some of my FC97 buddies. Could you forward me the FC97 mailing list? Thanx.
At 7:40 AM -0700 6/6/97, Robert Hettinga wrote:
At 8:19 am -0400 on 6/6/97, John Young wrote:
Recall a previous report that Kohl and other heads of state are to meet in Denver on June 20-22 to plan a global attack on "cyber-terrorism," including the spread of encryption:
Wow. What an opportunity for street theater *that* might be...
Anyone up for a little road-trip?
Yeah, I know. Everyone *else* has a *job*, or something... :-).
No, I don't have a job. But there's no way in hell I'm going to expose myself to imprisonment in a German jail to make some metaphorical point about the resurgence of fascism in Germany. --Tim May There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws. Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!" ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1398269 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."
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At 5:19 AM -0700 6/6/97, John Young wrote:
The New York Times reports on page one the German prosecution of a woman who linked her home page to Radikal. It reviews XS4ALL's role, describes Radikal and its mirror sites and links to them all:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/060697germany.html
It says that Kohl is determined to find a way to police the Net in spite of technical work-a-rounds.
Recall a previous report that Kohl and other heads of state are to meet in Denver on June 20-22 to plan a global attack on "cyber-terrorism," including the spread of encryption:
Wait a minute, John! Aren't these the same Europeans described by Marc Rotenberg as being more privacy- and liberty=loving than Americans?
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