FTC online workshop on privacy

[E. ALLEN SMITH]

        It's unsurprising that some of the same groups backing the CDA are
backing this, since they used danger to children as an excuse for it. (A
rather transparent one, given the actions vs Compuserve). I am disappointed in
EPIC for cooperating with them.

From:	IN%"declan+ at CMU.EDU"  "Declan B. McCullagh" 22-MAY-1996 17:46:10.71

>Excerpts from internet.cypherpunks: 22-May-96 Re: FTC online workshop on
>.. by Declan McCullagh at CMU.EDU 
>> The legislation being introduced at 10:30 am will restrict selling
>> mailing lists with childrens' names and other identifying info on them,
>> including email lists. Another attempt to regulate the net, or a good
>> thing?

>Whoops. I should have said the press conference happened at 10:30 am.
>The bill will be introduced in both houses later this  week.

>Interesting press conference. Enough is Enough! took quite a bit of time
>to rant about the dangers of the Internet. Pedophiles, chat rooms,
>illegal pornography.

>You get the idea.

	Quite.
	-Allen